• Based on your career anchors exercise, how well do you think that your career anchors match your current job (or target job)? Are there any values that you have indicated that are not part of your current job? How might you be able to shift your current job or career plan to include these values?
• What is the relationship between career planning and lifelong learning? How are you building lifelong learning into your Professional Development Plan? What resources are available to you through Excelsior, your employer, your profession, and your community to facilitate career planning and lifelong learning?
After you have filled out the worksheets, write a short report (2-3 pages) based on the findings in your worksheets, with at least one paragraph for each of the four main items below:
• Understanding of yourself
What is important in your work?
What are the "must haves" for you in a job?
What are your limiting factors?
• Understanding of your organization
What is important to your organization?
How is your organization changing?
Are there opportunities for growth in your organization?
What opportunities are available in your organization and how might your role change?
• What are the gaps?
Are there values of your own that aren't being met in your current position?
Are there values of your own that aren't being met in your organization?
Are there factors in your current position that limit you?
Where do you see yourself in 2 years, 5 years, 10 years?
• How will you meet these gaps?
What skills do you need to acquire?
What barriers might prevent you from reaching your future goals?
What resources are available to help you overcome any barriers or obtain the skills that you need?
What is your 2 year, 5 year, and 10 year plan?