Section 2: Your Career Goals and Developmental Objectives
You and your supervisor should work together
to complete the goals for successful performance in your
current position and your short- and long-term career goals. Your career goals may focus on developing your
technical credibility for your current position or helping you bridge into another position. The more specific you
can be with defining your goals, the easier it will be to identify actions that will help you achieve them.
Short Term Career Goals (up to 1 year)
Developmental Objectives
(Example: Improve skills to qualify for a Senior
Objectives describe what you need to learn or achieve
Recreation Planner position)
in order to reach your short term goals. Developmental
objectives should be as specific as possible Examples:
write NEPA documents, develop leadership skills,
improve presentation skill, improve technical
presentation skills, help in developing an RMP and
partnerships, etc…
Long Term Career Goals (2-5 years)
Developmental Objectives
(Example Become a Field Manager)
In this section describe what you need to learn or
achieve in order to reach your long term goal
Examples: learn how to facilitate a public meeting,
learn how to supervise supervisors develop others,
improve facilitation skills, understand the budget
process, work on RMP, etc.