My Professional Development Plan

My Professional Development Plan – Through schooling and the first five years of my career

Assessment of skills and talents

• Organized
• Fast learner
• Computer skills
• Good work ethic/hard working
• Determined
• Productive
• Honest
• Music

Values and interests

I value my family, my friends, my culture, my religion, and my education.  My family, friends, culture, and religion are the most significant inspirations in all that I do.  In turn, the extent to which I value my education is directly affected by these inspirations.

Outside input

• Values

• Friendship
• Integrity
• Family
• Culture
• Religion
• Education

• Skills and talents

• Responsible
• Hard working
• Courageous
• Intelligent

Goals

• Help people
• Inspire people
• Do something that I love
• Be happy

Timeline

• Now. Do well in my undergraduate education and take courses that I am interested in
• Attend conferences related to my area of interest(s)
• Now. Take advantage of research opportunities as an undergraduate
• Do research with professors
• Present research in front of peers and professors
• Poster presentations
• Oral presentations
• REUs/Summer research
• Now. Make connections and build relationships with people so I can help them and they can help me.
• Networking
• Maintaining current and future relationships
• Summer 2012. Study for and take the GRE.
• Fall 2012. Apply to graduate school.
• December 2012 or May 2013. Graduate with a B.S. in Applied Science, Biotechnology concentration
• Get married
• Fall 2013. Graduate school.
• Research, research, research
• Attend conferences
• Present research
• Teach
• Spring 2019. Graduate with a Ph.D. in ________________________.
• 2019. Get a job. Get a house.
• Have kids
• Make money
• Continue playing guitar, singing, being involved at church.