To purposely manage your career in nursing, you need to consider developing professional goals. Include $3$ short$-$term and $2$ long$-$term goals. $($See p$.172-173$ and this website for ideas$).$ Then, write a personal statement to tell your story and convey your character, personality, values, and experiences. Be sure that each topic sentence makes a point or lays out an idea that is developed and illustrated by the paragraph that follows. Write in a clear, engaging style, and avoid jargon. This statement will be beneficial if you apply for scholarships or new positions as you advance in your career. The goals and personal statement should be $3-4$ well developed paragraphs. An example of professional goals is attached in the above word document.