Last week we discussed WHAT your career goals could be. Now we are going to talk about how WHY you might want to set such goals for yourself.
Having defined career goals will help set you in the direction you wish to go. Be sure to take the time to figure out what you’re looking for in the short and long term of your career. This way you as a employee are the strongest you can be.
You should set career goals for yourself to:
Achieve Greater Focus
Be able to hone your focus on the things you actually want to complete instead of things that aren’t priorities. When we actually sit down and create a list of goals for ourselves, we are able to achieve a greater focus because we have identified the top goals in our career and will be able to pinpoint skills, knowledge, courses, and mentorships that will help us to achieve those goals.
Use Time More Effectively
Learn how to use time management to work on your top career goals. When you understand what your goals are, you get better at prioritizing what type of tasks and issues you want to use your time on. This cuts out time wasting activities and helps you to use your skills in an overall effective manner.
Communicate Your Goals
Verbalizing what you want can help clear the path ahead and let you figure out what you really want. If you communicate your goals, even if its just to yourself, you will find that it streamlines the process and you are much clearer on what you need and what you want from your career path.
Take Responsibility
Pushes you to actually make steps to complete those goals. If in a year, you are no closer to your goal than you were at the beginning, you need to take responsibility for yourself and figure out the ways in which you might be slacking. This will help you stay accountable to yourself and your progress.
