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Prepare For Success
Setting Your Targets
Preparation
Having mapped out your job hunting campaign, you
now know where you’re going. However, there’s a
difference between having a destination in mind
and arriving there. That difference is often
defined by whether or not you set yourself a
target. Success rarely happens by accident;
usually it’s a question of focus and nothing
focuses your mind on your goal better than a
good target.
IGH Pro is a great tool for target-setting and uses the SMART principle, a globally accepted
standard utilized around the world to set targets that actually mean something and that enable
you to measure your success and plan a route forward.
Specific:
A specific goal has a much greater chance of being
accomplished than a general goal. To set a specific goal
you must answer the six ‘W’ questions:
1. Who: Who is involved?
2. What: What do I want to accomplish?
3. Where: Identify a location.
4. When: Establish a time frame.
5. Which: Identify requirements and constraints.
6. Why: Specific reasons, purpose or benefits of accomplishing the goal.
Measurable:
Establish concrete criteria for measuring progress toward the attainment of each goal you set.
When you measure your progress, you stay on track, reach your target dates, and experience
the exhilaration of achievement that spurs you on to continued effort required to reach your
goal. To determine if your goal is measurable, ask questions such as; How much? How many?
How often? How good? How will I know when it is accomplished?
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