Five-Year Career Plan Template

The Five-Year Career Plan is designed to help you develop skills in your current job or
to prepare for your next job. Your five-year plan is very much an individual and
personal plan, and is designed to facilitate your growth, development and advancement.
Always use the SMART model when setting goals: Specific, Measurable, Attainable,
Realistic and within a specific Timeframe.

Plan Period: From - 2019 To - 2024.

My Current Position: Studying Level 3 business at Shipley college.

My Long-Term Goal: Having a stable, well paid job relevant to marketing.

Intermediate Steps Over the Next Five Years to Reach My Goal

Try to set two or three short term goals (i.e. those in the next 2 years) and
the remainder for the medium term (following 3 years)
Leave college with the highest grade possible which is D*D*D* and
Year One hopefully receive offers from the university that i have applied for. I would
also like to pass my driving test this year as it will help me when trying to
find a job in the future.
My goal for this year is hopefully have gotten into the university of my
Year Two choice which is huddersfield university, and then i want to differ for a year
and work full time where i currently am. through doing this for a year i
hope it will not only allow me to save up enough money to cover living
costs at university, but also i hope it gives me more transferable skills and
experience for future jobs and whilst at university.
By this year i should be at university studying marketing in order to later
Year Three pursue a job in this sector, however this may change as by differing for a
year i may find a permanent role in marketing which may persuade me not
to go to university. My main goal for this year is to get accustomed to
university life, achieve high grades in my studies, get a part time job
outside of university, and enjoy student life.
This will be my second year at university, i hope to stay working part time
Year Four and continuing to study to the best of my abilities in order to achieve high
grades. Also i will want/need to be renting a house with friends near to the
university in order to keep studying their easily.
This will be my last year in university, i plan to not work part time this final
Year Five year as to better focus on my studies, hopefully money saved from
differing form a ear and working part time will be enough to sustain living
cost through this year. I hope to achieve a 2:1 or higher, and i aim to do
well on my dissertation as this will factor heavily in my final grade. Also
when i finish university i aim to then pursue CIM accreditation (which the
university helps with) in order to better increase the chances of me finding
a job once i leave university.
 Personal Development Objectives to Meet My Goals
(what do I need to do to get where I want to be?)

In order to meet my goals i need to do the following:

Achive at least D*D*D at college

Put maximum effort in at work and show my dedication to help ensure they will hire me
when i differ for a year.

Get into university and work really hard, keeping on top of my work through scheduling
and sharing out my time equally between revision, course work, part time employment,
and leisure time.

I need to go out of my way to pursue extra qualifications after university as it will not just
be offered to me.

In general what i need to do is: stay punctual, maintain a good attitude, balance all of my
work and life equally as to keep in front of my studies, take any opportunities to
develop/gain skills that i can (weather this is through work experience or volunteer work),
and maintain a positive work ethic.
 How can others help me accomplish these objectives?
Other people in college, later on at university, at my work, friends, and my family can all
help by giving me the support and resources i need inorder to achieve everything i have
planned out above, they also can help by keeping me motivated, as sometimes that is
the hardest thing to be.

What are some educational activities that will help me reach my goals?
Dates
Training or Course Scheduled Completed
Passing my driving test. 12/02/19
Training with software such as Excel to better understand and use 11/03/19
it.
Get A CIM accreditation. 07/08/23

What are my development areas and my plan to address these areas?

Development Area:
Negotiation skills Dates
Plan: Scheduled Completed
Ask my work experience if they can help me with developing this 17/10/19
skill.
Research ways on improving this skill. 15/10/19

What are my development areas and my plan to address these areas?

Development Area:
Improve on my excel skills Dates
Plan: Scheduled Completed
use online courses to help teach me beginner and advanced 23/10/19
techniques
ask friends and family that know how to use the software to help 5/11/19
teach me
Ask my manager at work placement to give me some training on 17/11/19
how to use it properly and efficiently.

What are my development areas and my plan to address these areas?

Development Area:
interpersonal skills Dates
Plan: Scheduled Completed
Practice more public speaking (presentations in college and work) 22/11/19
Have more mock interviews 29/11/19
Research how to improve on this skill 10/12/19