Goal Sheet

Short term goals and plans (to be completed before Dec 31 2011):

1) Job shadow with three different professionals in three different fields, while asking them about; job satisfaction, contacts I could talk to, and opportunities to learn more/volunteering and internships.

2) Go to BYU and UVU career fairs and seek out the representatives who can lead me to someone within their organization I can discuss my options with (at least 2 leads, and contact with those people within 10 days after the career fairs).

3) Develop my resume and take it to my academic advisor, current employer, husband's employer and make appropriate revisions.

Three mid-term goals:

(1) Finish my degree

Specific: Choose a major! (major will be based off of the outcomes of the short term goals) and an associated career field

Measurable: Graduate with direction, focus, and options for further schooling or employment.

Attainable: Chose a major that has 65-55 credit hours, not advance chemistry or math past what I’ve taken or only classes that are a level above what I’ve taken

Reinforcing: take classes that have an immediate application to current job/internship

Time centered: Education done before December 31 2013

(2) Select a career field and related job

Specific: Select an entry or mid-level job based on internships, networking, and job shadowing... this job will be supportive for advancement in the office place or build experience for later career ambitions.

Measurable: In interview, discuss promotion potential and opportunities to develop skill sets.

Attainable: Mid-level job if I stay at current job, entry level if going into a new field or company

Reinforcing: Outline how this job will lead or assist in getting into a career field I enjoy

Time centered: by February 28 2014

(3) Internship

Specific: Complete an internship that can lead into a job or impress future potential employers.

Measurable: Internship should expand my skill set and show the nuances of the field or work.

Attainable: Most likely not a payed internship, however close to school or husband’s work.

Reinforcing: Internship will give me a plethora of new contacts and leads to other internships, or jobs, or contacts who I can talk to about a chosen field or new opportunities

Time centered: Before September 30, 2013