Planning the action you need to take
To bring together all the work you have done so far in planning your career it is a good idea to produce an action plan.
An action plan should include the steps you need to take to get from where you are now to where you want to be in the future.
It should also include a timeframe for what you hope to achieve and details of when you will review your plan. The action plan also needs to be flexible so that it can take into account any changes to your circumstances and you should also have a contingency plan to fall back on. As far as the time frame is concerned it is useful to think of short, medium and long-term goals.
Further advice and information
- Writing an action plan(pdf)
- One-to-one support for your career plans is available at Purple Door to help you set targets and make a plan of action to achieve your goals.
- Our Disability, equality and diversity guide – for students who feel that their personal issues may affect or disadvantage their career planning or job selection process.
