Brief Statements of Career Goals - 3 Excellent Examples of Successful Career Goals

It's important to set goals for yourself, especially when it refers to your career. In order to achieve the best success possible, you have to first make sure that your goals are actually realistic and accomplishable.

Keep on reading for real life brief statements of career goals and various useful easy-to-follow steps that can help you get back on the fast track in your career.

What Are Your Goals?

In order to set attainable career goals, It's suggested that you start by reflecting on the following:

• In 5 years from now, I want to be...

• I want to be bringing in at least...

• What are the skills I'll require to do this?

• Will I have to change my career in order to achieve this?
  

By asking yourself those simple questions, you'll start to get a clearer idea of what you really want from your career and what your going to have to do to achieve it.

What Are Your Strengths And Skills?

This is Debbie's story...

Debbie worked a receptionist at an important shipping firm, but she wanted to be the CEO's executive assistant someday. Debbie knew for a fact that she had the skills necessary to be a great executive assistant, but she wasn't sure how to attain it.

She began helping other EA's with various small administrative tasks, but all her extra work was still going without notice.

Debbie decided that it was time to take action and make sure her work would no longer ignored and had a meeting with her manager about her goal. She also asked the manager if there were any training programs she could take part in to improve her current skills even more.

The manager put Debbie straightaway into a training program, three months later she became the executive assistant to one of the director's in the company. She's still got a short way to go in order to achieve her main objective,which is EA to the company CEO. but she's now taken the first main steps to getting there.

• The lesson...

  Find which are your best strengths and make a list of them. Your strengths don't necessarily need to be work-related, just make sure you consider all of your strong points. Dont forget, different strengths fit into different job roles. Once you know which are your skills, you'll know what you're actually confident of achieving. The next step is to do something and make the most of those strengths! Keep reading for 2 more good brief statements of career goals ...
  
  

Changing Careers With Your Current Skills

David's story...

David was an accounts manager for just over 7 years, but decided he needed a change. He liked the company he was working for and always got along great with his colleagues, but he desired a more demanding role in the company.

So, David decided that he would continue using his management skills and build upon them, however it was unlikely that this was going to ever happen at the job he currently had, so he finally decided to switch his career.

David now works as a sales manager for a bigger and well-known company. His new target-based job role gives him the challenge that he was searching for.

• The lesson...

  This is one of the best brief statements of career goals. In order to successfully switch your career and gain from your skills, start off by taking a look at your current role and decide what you'd most like to change. This will give you a great idea of what you don't want to do in your next role so you can successfully find an opportunity more suited to your desires.
  
  

How to Gain New Skills To Go For Your Dreams

Raquel's story...

Raquel had no top education and worked long hours every week in a clothes store. She had been working there since she left high school, but had always dreamed of a career in the fashion industry. She loved clothes, but didn't want to simply sell them.

Raquel knew that she had a small chance of getting a position in the fashion industry with her current skills and experience, so she decided to retrain. She maintained her current job but worked part-time, which now supports her fashion and design training course.

• The lesson...

  When deciding on a new career, be realistic. For example, if you want to be a teacher, but have absolutely no teaching abilities, it's going to be a struggle without taking extra training. Think about what you want, but also find what it is you must do to make it happen.

All the above brief statements of career goals exemplify how you can successfully and quickly reach your career goals, regardless of what your current situation is. The key is to decide what it is you really need and then take the needed action to make it happen. Once you do this, success will be yours!

Take Care,

Lee.

Act Now!