Cultivating a Successful Career Plan

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">No one is more responsible for your career than you.  You have to take ownership of your career path, but it can feel like an incredibly daunting task to know where or how to get started on your next career move.  On this episode of The Digital Enterprise Society podcast, Thom Singer is taking over the mic for another career-centered conversation. He is joined by Mark Herschberg, the author of</span> <a href= "https://www.thecareertoolkitbook.com/"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You</span></em></a><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Additionally, Mark is a CTO, an instructor at MIT, and a speaker.  Together they discuss the importance of taking ownership of your career path, how to find the next right move your career, and how to develop the skills that every employer is looking for in their next employee. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On today’s podcast, you will learn:</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Developing critical career skills </strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">No one is taught the essential soft skills that employers are looking for, so it is necessary to develop them on your own. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">A career plan can help you recognize and achieve your target goals. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Recognizing what you don’t know can help you get started. </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>4 steps to develop your career plan</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">First, identify where you want to be at a specific endpoint. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Second, clearly define the elements of the job or goal you are wo