Q2
The Week 2 Lesson explains SMART Goals and the components of a Career Development Plan (Objective – Milestone – Obstacles – Solutions – Goal).
For this Discussion create your 1-3-5 year Career Development Plan using these 5 components. Goals should be reviewable as SMART Goals.
Please consider your needs/plans for further learning/professional development. What do you anticipate needing, and how will you acquire it? If you want to project the 5 years part farther out to 7 or 10 (i.e., 1-3-10) because that works better for you, that is fine. Just be clear to adjust the timeline.
Instructions & Guidance
Initial Post: Use attached TEMPLATE plan table (CDP).
Download the Template to create your CDP and post it as part of your initial post. It is OK to post either as an attachment or as a table in the Discussion.
In addition to the plan table in your post, write a one-paragraph narrative (max. 200 words) that explains how your acquired MBA knowledge and skills contribute to, or fit into, your CDP.
Use the resources and materials provided in Week 2 Lesson & Readings to help you.
Reply Posts: In your responses to classmates, you are a peer mentor. Evaluate their CDPs with a view to SMART goals and any other observations you wish to offer. Be sure to ask at least one question that you consider helpful to your classmate’s success in further developing the CDP. Remember to see Grading Rubric and Discussion Guidelines. Your posting timeline is different starting this week.
PROMPT:
This is a two-part task. Dust off your internet skills.
This week we are exploring aspects of the job search for which you will be using your e-Portfolio. Having prepared your resume and career plan:
Video or Podcast Recommendation: Numerous Podcasts and Videos are broadcast on the Web with advice for career planning, career change, job search, interviewing, etc. Search the Web and find either a Podcast or Video no older than 1 year that you recommend to your classmates as a valuable resource. Do NOT select a source already cited in this course! It needs to be something new that you find, review and recommend as a good resource. In your initial post briefly summarize the Podcast or Video you chose, with its citation, why you like it, and the hyperlink to it.
Job Posting Search: Next, please conduct an online career search for a post-graduate job or other position of interest that fits your career plan (whether soon or farther in the future). If you have nothing in mind at the moment, search for a fit for a hypothetical “dream job.” In your initial post: (a) share at least one job posting from your search here in the Discussion, including a hyperlink. Explain in your post: how you went about your search (e.g. databases you used, key search terms, etc.); and how this job position aligns with your career plan that you posted in last week’s discussion (or the “dream job”).
The following sites may be helpful for finding job postings:
One To Online
Inomics
Execunet Career Center
Indeed
Simply Hired
Career Builder
Monster
Glassdoor
USA Jobs
The Ladders
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