SERVICES COORDINATOR

Being a Volunteer Services Coordinator

Being a Volunteer Services Coordinator

Introduction

Every year millions of college students' worldwide graduate from college in hopes of obtaining a position in their career field of choice; however a lot of these students do not have a plan of action to actually help them find their career and achieve their goals. So much emphasis is put on college graduates going out and finding a “job”, but little focus is put on helping them find a “career.” “A five year career plan is a road map that allows for progress tracking, and development of solutions or alternate courses of action (Crump, 2009).”

From personal experience AUTHOR have realized that the chances of achieving my personal and career goals are increased of AUTHOR actually write them out as a plan. In this paper AUTHOR will discuss my career goals and objectives, my current knowledge and skills that AUTHOR currently possess in my future career, the steps that AUTHOR will take in order to meet my career goals, and any possible barriers that may present themselves in the path to me completing these goals.

Discussion

Currently AUTHOR is a front desk clerk and personal trainer at Fitness Systems, a privately owned fitness center in South Sacramento. Since it is a small business and only consists of five employees, chances of promoting within the business are small. However AUTHOR have used my experience from working the front counter and interacting with members of the gym, to help promote my presence of being a trainer. Also, working at Fitness Systems has allowed me to observe the procedures and responsibilities that it takes to run a successful business. Statistics show that most small businesses will fail in between 1-3 years from the initial startup time; therefore AUTHOR am trying to absorb as much information as possible so that AUTHOR don't fall into the same category.

In order to manage a successful career it is important to develop an exceptional method of thinking strategically and exceptional execution skills. Building upon my skills in these areas will help me to achieve my long term goals. In all organizations, it is important that management sets goals for employees in accordance with the goals of the organization. When AUTHOR open my fitness center, one of the main things that AUTHOR want to stress among my employees (trainers), is strong communication skills.

If management and staff aren't on the same page, there will be an abundance of errors within the organization. If certain skills are lacking within employees, it is the responsibility of management to identify these weaknesses and find a resolution such as training, to solve the issues.

As a way to help kick start my five year career development plan, AUTHOR have put together a list of some of my short term and long term career goals. My short term goals include improving upon my current skills as a personal trainer and gain experience in specific areas such as nutrition, so that AUTHOR will be prepared to take on the ...