A –Achievable meaning by I would able to achieve my aims and targets. By end of this year I am aiming for double destination for BETC business level 3. I would be making sure I have done all my work the pass and merit work which I can do all destination work for all units which I gain a double destination by end of the year so I can get accepted in university. As it’s very competitive today to get into university I would have to be careful on what university I apply to as they all have different qualifications requirement so I would need to read before I apply. So if I don’t apply and pick out the right university that would able to take me in within my grades I have achieved then I would be wasting my time and wouldn’t get nowhere as I wouldn’t accepted if I don’t pick out carefully.
R – Realistic means its easy to achieve my target if I have plan what I need to do if I have the right target. For example for a realistic is applied to universities. In the middle of my last year of college I would have to apply to universities; so therefore I would be going through my personal statement and also my UCAS profile which would help me choose and apply my 5 chosen universities. Also attending to all my 5 chosen universes opening days so I would know what to experience if I do chose of those universities. If I don’t meet this target therefore I wouldn’t be going to university.
T – Time related where I should have deadlines to meet certain targets to achieve my career plan. After I have graduated from university I would start thinking of on how I can open up my own business as soon as possible therefore I would checking and going to a career advisor., which can help and give advice what I want to and what would suit be best. By giving me a step by step on how I can open up my very own business. And also starting up and updating my CV. I would be keeping update with my CV’s which I would be including my experience which I would be volunteering working in retail shops which I would have experience and know on what business to open. If I do not meet any of my deadlines at all then I wouldn’t know how to manage time as its very important if I want to manage and run a business of my own.
Time management
Time management is a range of skills and techniques used to manage time when accomplishing specific tasks, projects and goals. The important point is that time management is not necessarily about getting lots of stuff done, because much more important than that is making sure that you are working on the right things, the things that truly need to be done and monitor things I have set myself down.
There are 6 main steps to time management such as:-
- Get To Know Yourself;
As my long term is to open up my own business for my career plan therefore I would need to know need to know what I need to get trained as a management and run a business on what to improve and what are the things that I don’t need to improve as I don’t want to learn skills that I already have as this would not be wasting time and learning quickly.
- Priorities
It is something that is very important, and is on the "to do" list, as it matters more than most things. I can’t do everything at the same time so I would have to manage time and get things done one at a time. If I start revising and retaking my maths exams and stopped in the middle and retake my English instead then this would mean I wouldn’t finish of my target plan and would waste more time as I would have more pressure and less time to get both things done together.
- Get Organised
Write down my business goals and how you plan to achieve them in a clear and precise way and stick to it. Keep this plan visible to remind myself of my plan from day to day. By studying and sticking to my career plan, then I can evaluate my position as to where I stand and make any necessary adjustments to get them done back on track in time.
- Focus
If I plan on something for my career plan and needing to get my skills done if I get carried away with something else rather than stay focus and getting it done as for example In the middle of my last year of college I would have to apply to universities, I would have to get my personal statement done on time and also my UCAS profile if I do not then this done as soon possible then this would mean I would fall behind on achieving my aims as I would have more pressure to get it done in a short period of time.
- Track Time
This is very useful if I keep a dairy or a organiser on what I am doing and deadlines by keeping notes of important things that needs to be done on so I don’t forget and achieve my goals and targets right on time so I have more time and less pressure.
- Limit time
If I spend huge amount of time on one target this would be wasting away on other targets that needs to be done, would have to spend less time and get more focus would help getting the task done as quickly so I wouldn’t have to worry about not able to meet the targets within the deadlines.
Why is it so important in career planning?
Time management is very important in career planning because then this would keep me on the right track and start managing my time more purposefully. As I would be setting goals and targets for future and therefore I would have to make sure I meet my goal in order to achieve somewhere for my future, in order to do this I would be setting deadlines so I get all my targets done as soon possible. When I set my targets I wouldn’t be setting them and supposedly get them done all in one go would be setting targets for more then 5 years as it would need time to learn skills and achieve targets. By planning my career this would give me the motivation to achieve my goals as I know what I want to do for my upcoming future.
What may go wrong through poor time management?
If I do not have good management skills then this would affect me to achieve my goals on time. This is very important if I go university I need to have time management skills for example if I do not hand in my coursework on time within the deadline this means my failed my course just for one piece of work. If I don’t improve straight away then this would be difficult to get into university. The way I can improve is that I set myself targets and deadline and stick to them, this would help me in university as I can get the work done on time.
Success in my targets and goals:
