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Career plan mind map template

A career plan mind map with your strengths, non-negotiables, next role, skill gaps, people and milestones, to decide your next move.

Career plan mind map template preview

Who it is for

  • A professional thinking about a promotion or a change of field.
  • A graduate choosing between first job options.
  • Someone returning to work who wants a clear set of next steps.

How to use it

  1. Open the template and write your current role or field in the central topic.
  2. Be honest under Proof of strengths and Non-negotiables, then describe a next role that fits them.
  3. Fill Milestones with actions you can start this month, and review them every quarter.

The outline

Every topic in the template, as it opens in the editor.

Career plan

  • Today
    • My role and what fills my week
    • Work that gives me energy
    • Work that drains it
  • Proof of strengths
    • Results I can point to
    • What colleagues come to me for
  • Non-negotiables
    • What I need from work
    • Lines I will not cross
  • Next role
    • Title and kind of company
    • Pay or lifestyle I am aiming for
    • Team and manager I want
  • Skill gaps
    • A skill the next role demands
      • Course, book or project to learn it
    • A skill I want for myself
      • Where I can practise it
  • People
    • Someone two steps ahead to learn from
    • A community to join
    • Who could introduce me
  • Milestones
    • In three months
    • In one year
    • In three years

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