1. What are my career goals?

2. Talking points Where do I see myself in 10 years?
What type of environment would I like to work in? (Office, factory, on the floor)
Where do I want to live? (Big city, small city, small town, the country)

3. Talking points continued
What type of family life would I like to have? (Children, delayed children, none)
What type of house do I want? (house in city, suburb, a flat, country.)
Do I want to be an entrepreneur, high management, middle management, or staff?
What department do I want to work in?
If you want to be a manager, what do you want to managed?
What would I not want to do?

4. Introductory Paragraph
The first paragraph should summarize the topic of the paper. It should give the reader an idea of how the report should be organized. Make sure you have an introductory sentence.

5. Organize your paper into paragraphs
Example:
1 paragraph: ideal job
2 paragraph: 10 year plan
3 personal goals: family, home, where to live
Note: You should not have more than 3 main talking points.

6. Conclusion paragraph
This is a short paragraph that ties all the points together. No new information should be added.

7. It is not only about you!
Remember, you cannot think only about yourself. You should ask what you are going to do for other people.

8. You can write in first person (I)
Normally we write in 3rd voice using a passive tense.
In this situation you need to write in the active and you can refer to yourself. Example: I will……., I’m going to

9. What not to say and things to consider

10. After school, I would like to travel to Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia

11. I’m from a poor country so I must get a job in paradise

12. Don’t be Peter Pan!! You are not going to be young forever.
(so don’t act like an adolescent.)

13. Type of jobs you will not be doing in 10 years:
Waitress Before After

14. Type of jobs you will not be doing in 10 years:
Tour Guide

15. Type of jobs you will not be doing in 10 years:
Nanny/Au pair

16. Things you will want in ten years
A home

17. Things you will want in ten years
A car

18. Things you will want in ten years
Children

19. Things that will no longer be important to you
Partying

20. Things that will no longer be important to you
Getting drunk with buddies

21. Things that will no longer be important to you
Travelling around the world… (with a baby in hand?)

22. Things that you don’t want to happen to you past the age of 30
Living with your parents

23. Things that you won’t say past thirty
I hate my job because it is boring.
My job doesn’t give me satisfaction.
I want a job that is exciting..
I don’t want to be doing the same thing everyday.
I’m sorry I missed the deadline. I had more important things to do.
65% is good enough for me