How to Set Short-Term Career Goals

A successful career starts with a well thought out career plan. A roadmap that charts the journey from where you are to where you see yourself in the future.

Short-term career goals are small professional objectives set by an individual to help them achieve their wider career aspirations.

Unlike long-term career goals, which tend to look years ahead, short term goals focus on the near future and are typically achievable within days, weeks or months.

Though our definition of short-term career goals positions them as professional objectives, the actions taken to accomplish them are often personal; for example, building on workplace relationships or attaining further qualifications.