Create a strategic career plan. Navigate your way to success in the healthcare marketplace with a career plan….
Identify key competencies/areas for improvement. Based on the self-assessment tool, consider your current strengths—those tasks and responsibilities you enjoy doing that makes you feel confident and capable—and whether there are any opportunities to hone those skills further or apply them more effectively. Three (3) key competencies/areas are an adequate response for assessment purposes.
Secondly, every professional has areas in which they can improve. These might be factors holding you back or new skills you’d love to add to your repertoire. Make a list of traits and skills you’d like to improve through formal training, education, seminars, on-the-job experience or simply by practising more on your own. Three (3) key competencies/areas are an adequate response for assessment purposes.
Grow your professional network. Online and offline networking are essential career strategies if you want to forge ahead in your career journey. Set yourself some goals for building your professional network – whether through attending events, joining related online groups and forums, reaching out to people in your wider industry, or even getting to know your colleagues more closely.
Translate intent into career development goals and actions. Plan how you’ll get there once you’ve clarified areas for improvement and where you want to go. Write down the following career goals:
What do you need to do in the next few months and a year further down the track to implement your career plan?
How will you improve on the areas you’ve identified that need attention?
How will you grow your network?
Can a mentor or career coach help you with career planning?