I have been promising this for a while now. I finally sat down this weekend and wrote out an outline of my career development plan for this year. I finalized it today. I'll start with a summarization of where I am at in my career at this moment and what I do:
I graduated from UCF with a BS in Industrial Engineering. My last semester, I interned with a local, small engineering consulting firm whose main contract is with NASA. I was hired on full-time after I graduated in 2005. My job title is Engineer and the projects I work on involve a variety of different engineering disciplines. I currently head up a number of small projects under the main NASA contract. I am also the training engineer for many of the programs and processes we use. My main expertise is in database generation and management, project management, and cost analysis.
GOALS:
- * Become a Lead Engineer on one or more projects. – 11/1/08
- * Increase knowledge and skill level in following programs:
- + AutoCAD – 5/1/08
- + Pro E Drafting – 7/1/08
- + Access – 4/1/08
- + Oracle – 6/1/08
- * Pass the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. – 4/12/08
- * Initiate steps to obtaining a graduate certificate in the following program:
- + Applied Operations Research – 7/15/08
- * Complete online certificate program at AMBAI for following programs:
- + Finance and Investing Certificate – 9/1/08
TASKS:
- - FE EXAM:
- > Register for the April FE exam - 1/11/08
- > Study with co-workers - 1/08 Ã 4/08
- > Take and pass exam – 4/12/08
- - FURTHER DEVELOP EXPERTISE IN DATABASES:
- > Access – 3/15/08
- > Oracle – 5/15/08
- - AUTOCAD:
- > Complete AutoCAD Training CD – 3/1/08
- > Take online AutoCAD training courses – 4/1/08
- - PRO E:
- > Search for Pro E training material – 6/6/08
- > Search for online Pro E training courses – 6/6/08
- > Take online Pro E classes (if Applicable) – 6/6/08
- > Talk to mentor at job who knows Pro E – 6/6/08
- - GRDUATE CERTIFICATE:
- > Meet with advisor in program – 4/16/08
- > Admission requirements – 6/15/08
- + Online admission application
- + Residency Classification
- + $30 app fee
- + Immunization form
- + Official transcripts
- > GRE needed? – NO
- > Course load? – 12 credit hours minimum
- > Obtain schedule of classes – 5/1/08
- > Secure funding – 5/1/08
- + Scholarships
- + Grants
- - ONLINE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
- > Complete Management and Business Administration program – 7/1/08
- > Complete Finance and Investing program – 8/1/08
Comments
I have a similar post in draft.
You are really organized and focused. '08 should be a really good year if you stick to this plan, and I know you will.
You've given me a nice template to build my own Career Development Plan for this year. I normally just write down where I wanna be career-wise, before the end of the year, but this is much more detailed and goal oriented. Very nice.
Good luck and thanks for making take a harder look at what I wanna to make this more than a JOB.
:-D And I procrastinated on it like a Capricorn too. LOL!
@ sistah ant
Thanks girl! What's weird is that I have soooo many ideas and things I want to do. So I decided to focus on one at a time. I still have many big things I want and will do. Just gotta get myself ready first.
@ Melissa
I was required to TAKE the exam in order to graduate but not PASS. I didn't study for it at all and received a 69. Passing is 70 or more. You must be in civil engineering. That was the only major at UCF that was required to pass. Good Luck chica!
@ Rad
Welcome back stranger. I gotta get my grown woman business in 08. i got things to do and places to go. LOL. But seriously. I have dreams that I want to see come tru and I gotta do what's necessary to achieve that.