Career Planning and Management Gap Analysis

Career Planning and Management Gap Analysis


Now that you have identified your work personality type and how it fits with your career choice, it is time to conduct a gap analysis and set some goals. This project contains 2 parts.

Part 1

You will visit this Web site. http://www.onetonline.org/





Here, you will research the occupation you are interested in. Once you have searched for your occupation of choice, you will review the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) required in that occupation. You can research occupations based upon 1, 2, or all 3 of your Holland Code by going to “Advanced Search” and “Interests.” You will use this information to complete a gap analysis. A gap analysis is a comparison between the KSAs that are required and your current KSAs. Your objective is to identify any gaps that exist.

Part 2

Once you have identified your professional gaps, you can set goals to close the gaps. Using SMART technique, you will set 3 goals based upon your gaps that identify the action you will take and when you will complete it. Gap Analysis and Goal Setting template. I put this on the paper as well so you don’t have to download it.

Continue researching your career field by using additional career information sites. Visit this Web site.

Here, you can continue exploring career field plus you can locate data on the pay scale you can expect at both national levels and within your state. Knowing this information helps you prepare yourself for the interview process and the negotiations components of searching jobs and accepting offers when the time comes.

Please submit your assignment.

References

Career One Stop. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.careeronestop.org/ Type this in

O*NET Online. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.onetonline.org/

http://www.onetonline.org/

Part 1: Gap Analysis



My Holland Code is: ICS

My profession of interest is: Healthcare Social Worker





Please visit the O*NET Web site, and research the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) that are required for your desired profession. Complete the chart below to identify which of the KSAs you already have and which KSAs you need to acquire.



KSA required in your desired job or profession

Description of how you meet this requirement

If you do not meet this requirement, how can you acquire it?

Example 1: Proficient in MS Excel

Completed MS Office training through work



Example 2: CPR-certified



Enroll in course offered through local hospital






Part 2: Goal Setting



Using your gap analysis and what you have learned in this phase, set 3 short-term goals to fill the gaps that you have in your KSAs and qualifications. Please make sure your goals are SMART:



•         Specific

•         Measurable

•         Action-oriented (What action will you take?)

•         Realistic

•         Timed




Gap in your

KSA qualifications

Short-term goal to fill the gap

Time frame to be completed