Employability Skills Review Day 3

________ is something you want to do in the near future. The near future could mean today, this week, this month, or even this year.

• Intermediate Goal

• Long-Term Goal

• Short Term Goal

• None of these

A_________ is a desired result or possible outcome you work toward

• Goal

• Strategy

• Term

• False

_____________ is a goal that usually takes three to six months or up to 12 months to accomplish.

• Goals

• Short Term

• Long Term

• Intermediates

_________ is a goal that will take you more than a year to achieve

• Short Term

• Long Term

• Intermediate

• Target

Be as clear and specific as possible with what you want to achieve. Example: “I want to earn an internship at a large company to gain experience.

• Measurable

• Attainable

• Specific

• Relevant

Set milestones along the way to prove you are making progress and reevaluate when necessary. Example: “I will apply to three open internship positions at different companies.”

• Measurable

• Specific

• Timely

• Relevant

Your goals should align with your values and long-term objectives. Example: “To achieve my goal of getting an internship, I will update my resume so I can apply for internships.”

• Timely

• Relevant

• Specific

• Measurable

Set goals you can reasonably accomplish within a certain time frame to keep you motivated and focused. Example: “I will update my resume with relevant qualifications, so I can apply to three different internship positions.”

• Timely

• Specific

• Relevant

• Attainable

The SMART Goal acronym stands for:

• Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Timely

• Specific, Measure Up, Attainable, Relevant, Timely

• Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relatable, Timely

• Specific, Measurable, Accomplishable, Relevant, Timely

Good time management allows you to stay focused and accomplish more in a shorter period of time.

• False

• All of these

• True

• None of these