A Personal Guide to Professional Career Goals

Kelly Oberlin

Communications, Media & Society- COM500

Mission Statement

To become a manager in a department of a company that I find a passion for and be in a position to positively influence those that I manage.

Action Plan- Goals

Goal #1:– Discover my passion.

Goal #2:– Become a subject matter expert.

Goal #3:– As a manager, use talents to positively influence

my team.

Goal #1

Discover my passion.

•Finance?•Marketing/Advertising?•Public Relations?•None of the above?!•Big company?•Small company?

Strategies & Tactics

Gain exposure to different departments or different companies.

- Network across depts.- Risk a career change.- Finish school.

Resources

Utilize social media and online resources.– https://www.linkedin.com/ – http://www.monster.com/ – http://www.snhu.edu/

Goal #2

Become a subject matter expert.

Strategies & Tactics

Focus on personal learning and development.– Gain experience from managers/leaders/mentors.

Create leadership opportunities.– Get involved with volunteer work

Red Cross VNA Child Care Center Easter Seals

Resources

Mentors include: – Managers

Doug, Heather, Jason

– Individuals who have been successful in my role Geoff, Vanya, Ann

– Colleagues within volunteer work Lisa, Danielle

Goal #3

As a manager, use talents to positively influence my team

Upper Management

Management Team Management Team KELLY Management Team Management Team

Team Member Team Member Team Member

Strategies & Tactics

Use my knowledge and pass it on.– Share experiences of finding my passion.– Create career development program for new employees.

Resources

Mentors include:– Management team– My team

Communities Include:– Social media– Personal website or blog

The Final Product

Being a successful business woman with a network of support and leadership.

Sources

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Industrial Marketing Management, 42(2), 433-442. Retrieved November 19, 2013, from the Science Direct database.

Herbold, J., & Douma, B. (2013). Student's use of social media for job seeking. The CPA Journal, 83(4), 68-71. Retrieved November 23, 2013, from

the ProQuest Central database. Joos, J. (2008, Spring). Social media: new frontiers in hiring and recruiting.

Employment Relations Today, 35, 51-59. Retrieved November 23, 2013, from the EBSCOHost database.

Sources (cont.)

Moreau, D. (1992, November). Career Changes. Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, 46, 83. Retrieved November 23, 2013, from the ProQuest Central database.

Palmer, D. (2009). Business leadership: three levels of ethical analysts. Journal of Business Ethics, 88(3), 525-536. Retrieved

November 23, 2013, from the ProQuest Central database. Watson, J. (2012). Networking: Gender differences and the

association with firm performance. International Small Business Journal, 30(5), 536-558. Retrieved November 19, 2013, from the SAGE Premier 2013 database.

Youssef, C., & Luthans, F. (2012). Positive global leadership. Journal of World Business, 47(4), 539-547. Retrieved November 23, 2013, from the Science Direct database.

Sources (cont.)

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