Navigating Your Career at UBC

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Career Navigation:

Welcome to Navigating Your Career at UBC. This site is intended to support employees to navigate possible career opportunities, and create a personalized career development plan.

Career Development Plan:

A career development plan is a personalized action plan used by individuals to map their careers. It is like a road map, consisting of:

  • Starting point (where am I now?)
  • Route (how will I get there?)
  • Destination (where do I want to end up?)

A personalized career development plan will assist you to identify career goals and put strategies in place to attain them. It is your road map to your desired career.

This site will provide you with access to thought-provoking questions, links to resources, tools, and web sites within UBC that may support you in your career planning process.  The goal: is to assist you to move forward in your career navigation process and help you create/develop a personalized Career Development Plan .

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What is a Career Development Plan?

A career development plan is a document to help you review where you are now in your career; where you want to go; and how you might get there. Think of it as a roadmap for your career.

Why Do I Need a Career Development Plan?

A career development plan provides you with a step-by-step process to map your career, set new goals and move forward. By planning what you where you want to go and how you will get there will assist you to reach your career destination.

How can I use my Career Development Plan?

Your career development plan can be used for:

  • Planning professional development (acquiring skills, education)
  • Defining/achieving your goals with a coach
  • Prepare for your annual performance review
  • Updating your resume
  • Record-keeping (a history of your career)

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