“The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play.”

What job to do?
What job is for me
A job you enjoy
Job goals
Planning for a job
Job action plan

Ready to apply?
Best Cover letters
Write a cv

How to find a job
Jobs in newspapers
Jobs for the boys
Ask & you might
Jobs on the web

Interview advice
Interview preparation
Interview Q & A’s
Company research
Interview research
Interview skills
Prepare 4 interview
Interview phrases
Good interview questions
Clothing for an interview
Lying in an interview
How to lie in an interview

Job goal setting

For you to get the right job, you need a realistic goal in mind. When you identify your goal, your mind will focus on your objective. This enables you to reach it in the shortest time possible.

Your goals must be about your dreams, talents, needs and skills. Only you can decide what your goals are, nobody else can.

Keep in mind the following when making goals:

Where would you like to work?

What sort of work would you like?

How much would you like to earn?

What type of lifestyle would you like?

Be SMART

SMART is a mnemonic used in project management at the project objective setting stage. It is an excellent way to approach goal setting.

Write you goals down and apply SMART to them.

Specific – Clearly define your goal. Write as much as you can in detail.
Measurable – How will you know when you’ve reached your goal? Define something to measure against. If you want to be a computer programmer, you will have reached your goal when you write your first piece of software.
Achievable – Your goal is possible. Be careful not to set an unobtainable goal, be realistic.
Relevant – Your goal is relevant to your needs and not too complicated to achieve.
Time framed – Set a deadline, as tasks like this do not have a clear ending point.
As mentioned in a previous article, making a job compatible with your values is very important. The same is true for goals.

Last modified: Wednesday 20 April 2011