A career success recipe is never complete without a SMART plan. What is a
SMART plan? Quite simply, a SMART plan is one that is Specific, Measurable,
Achievable, Results-focused, and Time-bound. What does it mean? It basically
means you need to know what is your goal; you can quantify this goal; you can
reach it; it centers itself on the outcome and there is a time limit to when it should
be achieved.
A SMART plan should be part of any good career success evaluation. Even if it
does not appear as it is, elements of it should be part of the evaluation.
The most common mistake career newbies make is that they seemingly know
what they want and have a plan..........