Abstract
Career planning should begin in graduate school. Thinking 5 or 10 years ahead is helpful in attaining career goals. The planning efforts are augmented by individual development plans (IDPs). One Internet-based program, dubbed myIDP, can be used for self-assessment, judging destination options, setting goals, and designating a mentoring team. The destination options may include higher education institutions, government agencies, and corporate (profit and nonprofit) agencies. There is also merit in exploring opportunities within different sectors, including potential advancement through supervisory, management, and administrative roles. Career planners should also consider possible shifts of employment, from one sector to another. In all cases, development as an “integrated professional” – broadly educated in the liberal arts, possessing focused learning skills, and understanding how breadth and depth come together in myriad fields – reinforced by an interdisciplinary orientation, a commitment to dynamic life-long learning, and an understanding of strategic planning – will provide abundant career rewards.
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