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How to build a career development plan while working

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Choose one goal for the next 12 months, list the skills it needs, and plan one small action per month that you can do alongside your job.

Keep it to one page

A plan you can read in a minute is a plan you’ll look at. Goal, skills, actions, support, review date.

Example action

“In March I’ll lead the monthly stock count and ask my supervisor for feedback.”

One-page plan template

Copy this into a notebook or your phone.

  1. 12-month goal:
  2. Skills needed:
  3. Monthly actions:
  4. People who can help:
  5. Review date:

Next step

Share your plan with a mentor or your manager.

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