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Career Planning Worksheet

A structured framework for planning your next career move. Complete each section in order. Be specific — specificity is what makes this useful.

Name: ___________________________Date: _______________

Where I Am Right Now

Current role and company type

Years of total experience

My 3 strongest skills (be specific — "advanced Excel" not "analytical")

Skills I know I'm missing for where I want to go

My current professional network strength (1–10) and why

How my LinkedIn profile reads to someone who doesn't know me

Current salary and whether it reflects my market value

Target role title

Target company type or industry

Target salary range

Why this target — what genuinely appeals to me about it

Someone I know who has this role (name or LinkedIn)

Skills my target role requires that I don't currently have

Credentials or certifications that appear in target job descriptions

Types of people I need to know (roles, companies) that I don't yet know

How my personal brand (LinkedIn, portfolio) needs to shift

The single most critical gap to close first

Be specific. "Work on skills" is not an action. "Complete Google Analytics certification by [date]" is an action.

Skills development — what, how, and by when

Networking action — who specifically, and how I'll reach them

Brand/visibility action — LinkedIn, portfolio, or content

The single most important thing to do in the next 30 days

I will review this plan on (set the date now)

Person I'm sharing this with for accountability

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