Insights Into One'S Personal Development

INSIGHTS INTO ONE’S
PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
MAKING YOUR CAREER
PLAN
Integration of life Goals, Values, Personality, Skills, and Aptitude
Steps in Developing Your Career Plan
• Step 1: Define where you are now. What is your present situation?
• Personal core values
• Aptitude and skills
• Personality traits and characteristics
• Strengths and challenges
• Self-efficacy or self-confidence
• What are the external factors that directly affect your choices?
• Life goals – What do you want to accomplish in your life? Are they doable within a
certain period of time? What do you need to fulfill them?
• What are you passionate about?
• Family considerations – What is your family situation? Will your family be supportive
with your choice of career path?
• Step 2: What is out there?
• Research on the course you are interested in and imagine yourself studying
the subjects, dealing with the professors, and socially mixing with a
particular type of people who might have similar interests as your. Who are
some od the practitioners of this career that you can draw some inspiration
from?
• Research on schools that offer the course/s you are most interested in.
Where are they located? How much are the tuition fess? Check out their
faculty. Check out their alumni, Read about the school’s programs and
curriculum. What are the school’s vision and mission? What are the school’s
core values? Do you like what you are discovering about the school you plan
to enroll in?
• Step 3: Conduct consultations
• Consult your parents about your thoughts on your career
plans.
• Talk to your teachers and your school guidance counselors
to get feedback on what they think about the possible
career, course, and school you are considering.
• Research, study, read, or talk to some professionals who
are already practicing their career choices and get more
information about the job and the industry.
• Step 4: Validate your preferences with your personal core
values.
• Are they aligned or will there be some future conflict
that will make you unhappy? What are the gaps or
disagreements between your values and your career
preferences?
• Are your preferences aligned with your life goals? What
are the disagreement or discrepancies? What are the
causes of these disagreements?
• Step 5: Craft your career statement.
• Make a declaration for yourself that states your career
objectives and what elements should be present to
make your objectives achievable. Make a schedule of
activities that leads to the fulfillment of these
objectives.
• My career objective is to become a values-centered medical doctor specializing in
pediatrics primarily to the serve the financially challenged residents in my
hometown. To further this objective, I plan to:
• 1. Take up BS Biology, BS Child Psychology, or a related course to serve as my
premed background:
• A. I will prepare myself well to take and pass the college entrance exam in the medical
school of my choice.
• B. My preferred school is xxx because of its proximity to our residence, and because it
has a good track record of graduates who are now famous in their fields of practice. I am
particularly inspired by Dr. xxx who left the city to practice in a small barangay.
• C. I plan to undertake these steps right after my high school graduation.
• 2. I will educate myself about pediatrics in the country and see what are the latest
technologies and pharmaceutical products, as well as alternative approaches to
the practice.
• 3. I will keep myself informed about the medical situation in my province and get
acquainted with the professionals who are currently serving there.
• 4. Upon graduation from my premed course, I will pursue my medical proper in the
same school.
• 5. I plan to graduate on time after my internship in 20xx.
• 6. Take the board exam in 20xx.
• 7. I will have my initial practice at PGH or any other government hospital that can
provide me with a wide array of medical conditions.
• 8. I will start my hands-on medical practice by 20xx and reside in my choice of
barangay in our province.

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