Plan your next career step with greater clarity and confidence.
The free TalentPredix™ Career Development Workbook contains practical career planning exercises to help you understand where you are now, define what career success means to you and create a focused plan for moving forward.
Whether you are considering your next role, preparing for a career conversation or reviewing your longer-term goals, the workbook will help you connect your strengths, skills, values and ambitions with meaningful action.
What Is Included in the Career Development Workbook?
Effective career development starts with understanding what you do well, what gives you energy and what you want from the next stage of your working life.
The workbook guides you through three important questions:
- Where am I now?
- What is my picture of success?
- How do I get there?
Its exercises help you review your career so far, identify the conditions in which you perform at your best and translate your insights into practical development priorities.
Career Planning Exercises Included
Discover Your Strengths and Best Self
Reflect on your most enjoyable work, meaningful accomplishments, natural talents and the activities that bring out your best performance.
Complete a Career SWOT Analysis
Identify the strengths and opportunities you can build on, alongside the weaknesses and external threats you may need to address.
Define Your Picture of Career Success
Explore what success means across achievement, relationships, personal growth, lifestyle and leisure. You will also consider the tasks, rewards, people and workplace culture you value most.
Describe Your Ideal Role
Clarify the type of work you want to do, how you want to contribute and the environment that will help you thrive.
Build Your Career Development Network
Create a personal Career Development Board of mentors, coaches, collaborators, connectors and supporters who can help you progress.
Strengthen Your Personal Brand
Define the talents, skills, values, qualities and contribution for which you want to be known.
Identify Future Skills
Consider how you can develop your talents and build the additional skills required to remain relevant in a fast-changing world of work.
Create a Career Action Plan
Turn your insights into focused, ambitious, specific and time-bound goals with clear first steps.
Who Is the Workbook For?
The workbook is designed for:
- employees reviewing their career direction;
- people preparing for a career development conversation;
- professionals considering a new role or career change;
- managers supporting employee development;
- HR and L&D teams running career development programmes;
- coaches and mentors supporting clients or colleagues.
You can complete the exercises independently, although discussing your conclusions with an experienced manager, mentor or career coach can provide valuable challenge and perspective.
Start Planning Your Career
Download the free workbook and give yourself time to complete the exercises thoughtfully. You do not need to finish everything in one sitting—career development is an ongoing process rather than a single decision.
Author: James Brook
James Brook FCIPD is the Founder and Managing Director of TalentPredix™, a business psychologist, executive coach and talent and strengths assessment expert with more than 30 years’ international experience. He previously founded Strengthscope® and held senior HR and talent leadership roles at Yahoo!, NatWest and Novo Nordisk.
