Weight: 10%

Type: Individual

Purpose: To prompt you to consider your future career path including goals and aspirations in both personal and professional contexts. To help you prepare for possible interview questions that address your plans for the future.

Instructions: A common interview question or topic is, "Where do you see yourself in five years?" Employers like to see if prospective employees have given thought to their futures, set goals, and have aspirations that align with the company's values, mission, and suggest long-term investment in hiring you.

Now it's time for you to answer this question. In approximately 300-500 words, describe your five year plan. What do you hope to achieve? What sort of job or position do you imagine yourself to be in? What kinds of experiences will you have gained in that time? Consider both personal and professional areas of your life when creating your five year plan.

Submission Guidelines: Create a document file titled '5 Year Plan - Your Name' and type your 5 year plan. Upload the finished response to the Dropbox.

Assessment Criteria: Your assignment will be assessed using the following My 5 Year Plan rubric.