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Career Goals Course Analysis

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I have set several goals for myself using the SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Timely) goal form to make them as obtainable as possible. Although I have written these goals in such a way, there are still a couple obstacles I anticipate running into while trying to reach any one of my goals, specifically, the ones I anticipate encountering for my second-year career goals. My second-year career goals include trying to get an internship abroad and being a volunteer somewhere that focuses on sustainability. The first obstacle I believe I will encounter is making time to make sure I make the goal remotely possible and not procrastinating, if I do not make the time, there is no way I can achieve the goal. The next obstacle I will likely encounter is making mistakes. I know I will make mistakes in pursuing my goals; however, I have to make sure even after making those mistakes I do not give up and keep working hard to achieve the goals. Over …show more content…

I have learned a lot about the career search and the different strategies in going about it in business as well as other professions. This course has been helpful to help me in knowing how to fulfill my overall goals for after college because I have learned the necessary skills to do so. This involves effectively setting goals along with knowing how to take action to achieve those goals, which is what we learned about in this course. The most impactful part of this course was the interviewing skills. The informal interview along with the informational interview assignments truly pushed me out of my comfort zone; morever, they were very rewarding as I have never had any true interview experience before that. Not only did I learned a lot about interviewing, but I also learned a lot during my informational interview about different industries and what it takes to run a business, along with some advice from an expert such as networking and risk

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