Career Assessment/Goal Setting

Individual Development plan

"If you don't know where you are going, you'll probably end up...someplace else."

Individual Development Plans (IDPs) provide a planning process that identifies both professional development needs and career objectives. We suggest using the free website as a guide.

There are three desirable outcomes from creating an IDP. First, the process aids in identifying long-term career options and helping establish milestones along the way. Second, it defines short-term goals which will focus current performance and give a clearer sense of expectations. Third, the IDP can also serve as a tool for communication between graduate students/postdoctoral fellows and their faculty mentors.

Imagine PhD

is a free, online career exploration and planning tool for PhD students and postdoctoral scholars in the humanities and social sciences

ImaginePhD users are able to:

assess their career-related skills, interests, and values
explore careers paths appropriate to their disciplines
map out steps for degree completion alongside career and professional development

Developed by experts from over 50 universities, ImaginePhD offers a unique platform that teaches PhDs about popular job sectors, search strategies, and how to transfer skills across settings.

We encourage you to create accounts at .

Additional Career Resources

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Additional Career Assessments

IDP Annual Review Form (PDF)
UCLA Career Preparation Toolkit: Transferable Skills Analysis (PDF)
UCLA Career Preparation Toolkit: SWOT Analysis (PDF)

Career Assessment Exercises

(PDF)

Career Goal Setting

UCLA Career Preparation Toolkit: Values Analysis & Career Decision Making Matrix (PDF) - Bring Assessment results to consult with career counselor
Career Goal Setting Workbook (PDF)

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