Day 12: Where you hope to go next

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Today's the day! We're going to draft the third part of your Personal Career Story: where you hope to go next.

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If you feel like you have a clear picture of what you want to write, feel free to start. If not, we recommend highlighting three things you hope to see in the next phase of your career:

  • Something you want to continue | Ex: "As someone who cares deeply about people, I want to continue to find ways to develop my coaching and leadership skills." 
  • Something you want to learn | Ex: "I've realized my passion for graphic design shares a lot of similarities with web development, and I want to continue to learn more about that space.
  • Something you want to contribute | Ex: "I'm excited about bringing my skills to a new team and helping to deliver world class products." 
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If you feel like you have a clear picture of what you want to write, feel free to start. If not, we recommend highlighting three things you hope to see in the next phase of your career:

  • Something you want to continue | Ex: "As someone who cares deeply about people, I want to continue to find ways to develop my coaching and leadership skills." 
  • Something you want to learn | Ex: "I've realized my passion for graphic design shares a lot of similarities with web development, and I want to continue to learn more about that space.
  • Something you want to contribute | Ex: "I'm excited about bringing my skills to a new team and helping to deliver world class products." 
Green: What's going Well?
(Ex: If you’ve got a manager than you love, put “my manager” in the green section.)
Yellow: What’s not amazing, but not totally broken?
(Ex: Don’t have any real passion for the industry you’re currently in, but it’s not the worst job in the world? Those belong here.)
RED: What needs attention immediately?
(Ex: You're feeling completely burnt out and your personal relationships are suffering.)
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If you feel like you have a clear picture of what you want to write, feel free to start. If not, we recommend highlighting three things you hope to see in the next phase of your career:

  • Something you want to continue | Ex: "As someone who cares deeply about people, I want to continue to find ways to develop my coaching and leadership skills." 
  • Something you want to learn | Ex: "I've realized my passion for graphic design shares a lot of similarities with web development, and I want to continue to learn more about that space.
  • Something you want to contribute | Ex: "I'm excited about bringing my skills to a new team and helping to deliver world class products." 
What gives me energy:
Drains My Energy:
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If you feel like you have a clear picture of what you want to write, feel free to start. If not, we recommend highlighting three things you hope to see in the next phase of your career:

  • Something you want to continue | Ex: "As someone who cares deeply about people, I want to continue to find ways to develop my coaching and leadership skills." 
  • Something you want to learn | Ex: "I've realized my passion for graphic design shares a lot of similarities with web development, and I want to continue to learn more about that space.
  • Something you want to contribute | Ex: "I'm excited about bringing my skills to a new team and helping to deliver world class products." 
Important Note
While you're starting the work today to understand and articulate your Why, don't stress about it being perfect today. We're going to continue to revisit this over time.
Make notes on your why.
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If you feel like you have a clear picture of what you want to write, feel free to start. If not, we recommend highlighting three things you hope to see in the next phase of your career:

  • Something you want to continue | Ex: "As someone who cares deeply about people, I want to continue to find ways to develop my coaching and leadership skills." 
  • Something you want to learn | Ex: "I've realized my passion for graphic design shares a lot of similarities with web development, and I want to continue to learn more about that space.
  • Something you want to contribute | Ex: "I'm excited about bringing my skills to a new team and helping to deliver world class products." 
Begin your list:
What’s important to you?
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If you feel like you have a clear picture of what you want to write, feel free to start. If not, we recommend highlighting three things you hope to see in the next phase of your career:

  • Something you want to continue | Ex: "As someone who cares deeply about people, I want to continue to find ways to develop my coaching and leadership skills." 
  • Something you want to learn | Ex: "I've realized my passion for graphic design shares a lot of similarities with web development, and I want to continue to learn more about that space.
  • Something you want to contribute | Ex: "I'm excited about bringing my skills to a new team and helping to deliver world class products." 
For work/school
What are some key things you’ve done well at work or in school that you’re proud of? (Ex: delivering key projects on time, earning a certificate or credential, etc.)
For others
When are some times people have thanked you for being you? What did you do to support them in those moments? (Ex: Giving great advice, going out of your way to help others, etc.
For yourself
When have you put yourself first and felt good about it afterwards? (Ex: Set boundaries with your boss about when you can/cannot work, decided to take a 30 day career refresh to get back in control of your career, etc.)
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If you feel like you have a clear picture of what you want to write, feel free to start. If not, we recommend highlighting three things you hope to see in the next phase of your career:

  • Something you want to continue | Ex: "As someone who cares deeply about people, I want to continue to find ways to develop my coaching and leadership skills." 
  • Something you want to learn | Ex: "I've realized my passion for graphic design shares a lot of similarities with web development, and I want to continue to learn more about that space.
  • Something you want to contribute | Ex: "I'm excited about bringing my skills to a new team and helping to deliver world class products." 
What is a personal team, per se?
We like to think of it as a small group of people who can help you grow in your career, give you access and insights that you may not otherwise have had, and who can help hold you accountable to your goals.
You admire:
Whether it’s their career accomplishments or their general approach to life, think about someone you admire. Having someone to look up to is a great way to get exposure to new opportunities and career paths that may not have been obvious to us on our own.
Looks up to you:
One of the best ways to help yourself is by helping others. Having someone on your team who looks up to you is an incredibly powerful way to break cycles that many of us have gotten stuck in over time. If you can be an example of what it means to invest in yourself for someone else, you’ll build a connection that transcends where you are in your career today.
Will hold you accountable:
You’re doing a great job spending this time investing in yourself, but we all inevitably will slip up. Think about someone who you trust to hold you accountable to making progress.
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If you feel like you have a clear picture of what you want to write, feel free to start. If not, we recommend highlighting three things you hope to see in the next phase of your career:

  • Something you want to continue | Ex: "As someone who cares deeply about people, I want to continue to find ways to develop my coaching and leadership skills." 
  • Something you want to learn | Ex: "I've realized my passion for graphic design shares a lot of similarities with web development, and I want to continue to learn more about that space.
  • Something you want to contribute | Ex: "I'm excited about bringing my skills to a new team and helping to deliver world class products." 
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If you feel like you have a clear picture of what you want to write, feel free to start. If not, we recommend highlighting three things you hope to see in the next phase of your career:

  • Something you want to continue | Ex: "As someone who cares deeply about people, I want to continue to find ways to develop my coaching and leadership skills." 
  • Something you want to learn | Ex: "I've realized my passion for graphic design shares a lot of similarities with web development, and I want to continue to learn more about that space.
  • Something you want to contribute | Ex: "I'm excited about bringing my skills to a new team and helping to deliver world class products." 
Obvious Obstacles

Examples might include:

  • I have a manager who doesn’t seem to care.
  • There’s no more room for growth at my current company.
  • I've stayed at home with my kids for many years and am unsure how to get back into the corporate world.
  • My monthly expenses are more than I bring in.
Less Obvious Examples

Examples might include:

  • I’m having a hard time feeling motivated about anything.
  • I’m afraid of failing.
  • I’m not even sure if I’m good enough for this job
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If you feel like you have a clear picture of what you want to write, feel free to start. If not, we recommend highlighting three things you hope to see in the next phase of your career:

  • Something you want to continue | Ex: "As someone who cares deeply about people, I want to continue to find ways to develop my coaching and leadership skills." 
  • Something you want to learn | Ex: "I've realized my passion for graphic design shares a lot of similarities with web development, and I want to continue to learn more about that space.
  • Something you want to contribute | Ex: "I'm excited about bringing my skills to a new team and helping to deliver world class products." 
What's Your Story?
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If you feel like you have a clear picture of what you want to write, feel free to start. If not, we recommend highlighting three things you hope to see in the next phase of your career:

  • Something you want to continue | Ex: "As someone who cares deeply about people, I want to continue to find ways to develop my coaching and leadership skills." 
  • Something you want to learn | Ex: "I've realized my passion for graphic design shares a lot of similarities with web development, and I want to continue to learn more about that space.
  • Something you want to contribute | Ex: "I'm excited about bringing my skills to a new team and helping to deliver world class products." 
What have you accomplished?
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If you feel like you have a clear picture of what you want to write, feel free to start. If not, we recommend highlighting three things you hope to see in the next phase of your career:

  • Something you want to continue | Ex: "As someone who cares deeply about people, I want to continue to find ways to develop my coaching and leadership skills." 
  • Something you want to learn | Ex: "I've realized my passion for graphic design shares a lot of similarities with web development, and I want to continue to learn more about that space.
  • Something you want to contribute | Ex: "I'm excited about bringing my skills to a new team and helping to deliver world class products." 
What's Next for you?
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If you feel like you have a clear picture of what you want to write, feel free to start. If not, we recommend highlighting three things you hope to see in the next phase of your career:

  • Something you want to continue | Ex: "As someone who cares deeply about people, I want to continue to find ways to develop my coaching and leadership skills." 
  • Something you want to learn | Ex: "I've realized my passion for graphic design shares a lot of similarities with web development, and I want to continue to learn more about that space.
  • Something you want to contribute | Ex: "I'm excited about bringing my skills to a new team and helping to deliver world class products." 
We recommend taking notes directly in Career Sandwich and using your dashboard as the place to always keep your story up to date.
Notes from your test drive
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If you feel like you have a clear picture of what you want to write, feel free to start. If not, we recommend highlighting three things you hope to see in the next phase of your career:

  • Something you want to continue | Ex: "As someone who cares deeply about people, I want to continue to find ways to develop my coaching and leadership skills." 
  • Something you want to learn | Ex: "I've realized my passion for graphic design shares a lot of similarities with web development, and I want to continue to learn more about that space.
  • Something you want to contribute | Ex: "I'm excited about bringing my skills to a new team and helping to deliver world class products." 
Check out your very own Personal Profile Page?
All of the work you've done has now been digitalized and put into your very own digital profile page. You can find your page under the "Pages" tab of your Dashboard! View it, refine it and share it!
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Just as we did for the first two parts of your story, keep this section simple and to the point. Once you're feeling good, you're all set for the day. If you need more support, keep reading!

Keeping track of things we do well across all parts of our life is one of the simplest ways we will be able to keep our Personal Career Story fresh over time. We'll use this list again in the coming days, but don't hesitate to visit your dashboard to add more anytime you do something else that's brag-worthy.

Great work today, and we’ll see you tomorrow!

Additional Support

This feels really daunting to me. Help!

We get it. This part of Personal Career Stories are often the trickiest to put together. The key here is to remember that you don't need to have a specific answer to "where you hope to go next"; instead, focus on experiences you hope to have in the next phase of your career. Things like 'continuing to develop your skills in a specific area' or 'getting more exposure to a certain types of work' are great things to include in this paragraph. Plus, keeping things a little higher level can help make sure that you're not accidentally writing yourself out of any opportunities.

Hey Name,

I wanted to shoot you a quick note and ask for a few minutes of your help with something. I recently signed up for a 14-day program to develop my Personal Career Story: a high-level overview of who I am, what I've accomplished in my career so far, and where I hope to go next. My goal is to use this story as a way to help recruiters, hiring managers, and others to more quickly and effectively get a sense of what I'm all about and value I can bring.

One step in the program was to identify people for my "Personal Team" who can provide feedback about my story and help me get it as crisp and clear as possible. Would you be able/willing to spend 10 minutes reading my one-page story and sharing your thoughts? I'm also happy to hop on the phone and talk it through with you live if that's easier for you! 

Let me know, and thanks! 
In most cases, the person you ask will be excited to help! In the case that someone says they can't help you this time, simply thank them for their time and reach out to someone else on your team.
Can you share more examples?

Sure thing! 

"As I reflect on the things that are most important to me and what I've done in my career already, I'm hoping to find an opportunity that does two things: 

  1. Maintains my flexibility in the evenings to continue working towards my degree, and
  2. Gives me more exposure to the business side of running a mechanic shop.

I've really appreciated everything I've learned over the last few years, and I'm excited about taking my next step on the path to (hopefully!) managing my own shop sometime in the next decade." 

"I'm really excited for the next chapter in my career, where I hope to put all my experiences and learning to use here in the tri-valley area. I've learned that I do my best work when I can meet and support my clients face-to-face, and I'm excited to bring the best of design from across the country to our community." 

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