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Are you among the many who have been professionally affected by the current recession?<\/p>\n

Unprecedented unemployment rates<\/a> have come along with the COVID pandemic. <\/p>\n

In fact, all 50 states plus the District of Columbia have reached unemployment rates greater than their highest recorded during the Great Recession\u2013and rates that have not been reached since data started to be collected in 1948.<\/p>\n

If you fell victim to layoffs or furloughs, you may still be job hunting, or you may be miserable in a job that you had to settle for in the meantime.<\/p>\n

Or, maybe you\u2019ve been able to hang on in your position, but you don\u2019t see it as a \u201cforever\u201d job<\/a>.<\/p>\n

No matter what your professional situation is right now, if you don\u2019t consider it to be your final career destination, you will want to have a plan to help you get wherever you want to go<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When you know what you\u2019re working toward in the long-term<\/a>, you will feel a sense of direction and purpose that will make going to work each day make a little more sense in the bigger picture of your life. <\/p>\n

So in this article, we will look at how you can create your professional plan through a career goals statement<\/a> by looking at 11 specific examples of these statements that you can use for your next job search.<\/p>\n

But first, let\u2019s review what a career goals statement is and why you should create one. Then, after reading the examples provided, you can tweak them to fit your own unique situation.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\n

What is a Professional Goals Statement?<\/h2>\n

A professional goals statement is a clear and specific proclamation of the end result you expect to achieve by accomplishing all of your professional objectives. <\/p>\n

Similar to a SMART goal<\/a>, it clearly states why <\/em>you do your job, what <\/em>you intend to achieve, how <\/em>you\u2019re going to achieve it, and when <\/em>it will be completed. <\/p>\n

This concise statement defines your professional vision, which will help you plan your next career move and communicate your intentions to potential employers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s a video that provides a quick overview of the SMART goal setting and various examples for each area of your life.<\/p>\n