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Week 2 Brainstorming Worksheet

In this worksheet, you will make final edits to your Career Narrative Essay and reflect on the specific changes.

During Week 1, you engaged in self-reflection and exploration. This week, you will begin the pre-writing process as preparation for writing a career narrative. The audience for a career narrative is potential employers in your field. It establishes you as a unique and essential professional that employers can’t resist. As you complete the worksheet, think about yourself as more than an employee. Why will you be an artist at your craft?
Use this worksheet to get your thoughts down. Don’t worry or overthink things. This is the brainstorming process. Let your ideas flow.

Goals

Instructions:

Respond to the questions and tasks below using complete sentences. Sentence requirements are listed below but writing more is better. Remember, this is brainstorming. You are generating ideas for next week’s essay. No goal is too big or too small at this stage, so feel free to write them all down.

Explain why you have chosen your career path. Write at least five sentences.

Make a list of at least three goals you want to accomplish and explain in detail why each goal is important.

What professional, educational, and/or personal experiences will help you to achieve these goals? List at least three experiences.

How will the experiences you listed above help you achieve your career goals? Write at least five sentences.

Skills

Instructions:

Respond to the questions/tasks below using complete sentences. Sentence requirements are listed below but writing more is better. Remember, this is brainstorming. You are generating ideas for next week’s essay. No skill is too big or too small at this stage, so feel free to write them all down.

Transferrable skills can be carried with you into any situation or career. Salesmanship, time management, and good writing are examples of transferrable skills. Feel free to research transferrable skills online to get ideas. List five transferrable skills, three you currently have and two you hope to learn.

Professional skills are specific to your chosen career. Feel free to research online for ideas and explore them in your own words. What are some professional skills that directly relate to your career field? List five professional skills, three you currently have and two you hope to cultivate in the future.

Describe two unique skills that set you apart from other applicants. Reflect on your personal strengths to highlight your individuality as a candidate. You have permission to brag about yourself!

Accomplishments

Instructions:
Respond to the questions and tasks below using complete sentences. Sentence requirements are listed below but writing more is better. Remember, this is brainstorming. You are generating ideas for next week’s essay. No accomplishment is too big or too small at this stage, so feel free to write them all down.

What have you done that will appeal to an employer or help advance your career goals? Think about awards, special recognitions, promotions, certificates of study, documented trainings, certifications, or anything else relevant to your chosen career. List at least three accomplishments.

Choose one of these accomplishments and explain why it is significant.

What are two challenges you have overcome? What did you learn and how will this help you as a professional? Write at least five sentences.

Note: Make sure to save your completed worksheet somewhere you can find it for use in Week 3. Make sure you have a backup!