{"id":70975,"date":"2020-11-16T04:48:18","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T04:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/?page_id=70975"},"modified":"2024-10-07T13:09:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T13:09:02","slug":"process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/process\/","title":{"rendered":"Career planning series: how to plan your high-impact career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you want a career that&#8217;s both fulfilling and impactful, but are feeling unsure what to do, we&#8217;ve created this series to help you make a plan.<br \/>\nThe series will help you apply everything we&#8217;ve learned about career planning, drawing from academic research on decision making and our experience giving career advice to over 1,000 people.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s designed to be helpful no matter which issues you want to work on or what your skills are, and whether you&#8217;re still a student or have been in a job for years.<\/p>\n<p>If you read the whole thing, you&#8217;ll have considered the most important questions about your career, made a career plan you can feel confident in, and given yourself the best possible chance of finding work that&#8217;s satisfying and makes a real difference.<\/p>\n<p>Career planning isn&#8217;t necessarily an easy (or a particularly short) process. But you have 80,000 hours of working time in your life, so if you&#8217;re lucky enough to have options for how to spend that time, it&#8217;s worth really thinking about how to spend it best.<br \/>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_white no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Table of Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#get-the-series-in-your-inbox\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> Get the series in your inbox<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#summary\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">1.1<\/span> Just give me the summary<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#how-to-use-this-series\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">1.2<\/span> How to use this series<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#1-what-makes-for-a-fulfilling-high-impact-career\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> 1. What makes for a fulfilling, high-impact career?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2-your-long-term-vision\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> 2. Your long-term vision<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#3-your-next-steps\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">4<\/span> 3. Your next steps<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#4-finalising-your-career-plan\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">5<\/span> 4. Finalising your career plan<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#and-heres-how-the-stages-fit-together\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">6<\/span> And here&#8217;s how the stages fit together<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#you-might-also-be-interested-in\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">7<\/span> You might also be interested in<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#get-one-on-one-advice\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">8<\/span> Get one-on-one advice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"well bg-gray-lighter margin-bottom margin-top padding-top-small padding-bottom-small\">\n<h2 class=\"h3\"><span id=\"get-the-series-in-your-inbox\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span>Get the series in your inbox<\/h2>\n<p>Enter your email and we&#8217;ll send you one part, each week.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up to complete the series as a weekly course. We&#8217;ll email you an article a week alongside some questions to answer to help you write part of your career plan.<\/p>\n<form data-80k-object-id=\"\" data-80k-form-action=\"newsletter__subscribe\" action=\"\/\" method=\"post\" class=\"form-newsletter-signup form-newsletter-signup-step-1 margin-bottom-smaller\">\n<div class=\"mc-field-group input-group compact-input-group \"> <input type=\"email\" value=\"\" name=\"email\" required class=\"form-control email\" placeholder=\"Email address\" id=\"input_email\"> <span class=\"submit input-group-btn input-group-btn-right\"> <input type=\"submit\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe\" value=\"Subscribe\" class=\"btn btn-primary \" \/> <\/span> <\/div>\n<div> <input name=\"_eightyk_action\" value=\"mailchimp_add_subscriber\" type=\"hidden\"> <input name=\"_eightyk_mailchimp_interest_groups\" value=\"7c826f440f\" type=\"hidden\"> <input name=\"redirect_path_after_step_2\" value=\"\/career-planning\/welcome\/\" type=\"hidden\"> <\/div>\n<div style=\"position: absolute; left: -5000px;\"> <input type=\"text\" name=\"b_abc12f58bbe8075560abdc5b7_43bc1ae55c\" tabindex=\"-1\" value=\"\"> <\/div>\n<\/form>\n<p class=\"small\">We&#8217;ll also send you <span class=\"ab-90-var hidden\">regularly<\/span><span class=\"ab-90-og\">weekly<\/span> updates on our research and updates on high-impact job opportunities. You can unsubscribe from either in one click. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"custom-collapse-0\">\n<div class=\"panel panel-default panel-collapse\">\n<div class=\"panel-heading\">\n<h3 class=\"panel-title\"><span id=\"summary\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span><a class=\"no-visited-styling collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#-0\">Just give me the summary<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n<div id=\"-0\" class=\"panel-body-collapse collapse\" data-80k-event-label=\"Just give me the summary\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<p>We&#8217;ve compressed the main advice in the series down to a 3-page summary: <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/summary\/\">everything we&#8217;ve learned about career planning.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"panel panel-default panel-collapse\">\n<div class=\"panel-heading\">\n<h3 class=\"panel-title\"><span id=\"how-to-use-this-series\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span><a class=\"no-visited-styling collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#-1\">How to use this series<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n<div id=\"-1\" class=\"panel-body-collapse collapse\" data-80k-event-label=\"How to use this series\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<p>We recommend going through each article in order, and completing the exercises as you go. The most important sections are marked with a \u2605. You can save time by skipping or skimming the others.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the two key things you need to do before reading the first article:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Create your own copy of the template so you can fill it out each week.<\/strong> We recommend using Google docs. <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/career-plan-template\/\">Click here to get your copy<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Schedule in your calendar when you&#8217;ll do the exercises.<\/strong> A couple of hours each week is ideal, though feel free to spend more or less. Some parts are also faster than others.<br \/>\n<strong>Other things to keep in mind<\/strong>: <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>* <strong>You might want to find a friend to work through the series with you.<\/strong> This makes you much more likely to finish, and it&#8217;s really useful to have someone to discuss your plans with. Plus, it&#8217;s more fun. If you know someone who might be interested, send them this page right now and ask them to sign up.<br \/>\n* <strong>Otherwise, jot down the names of 2\u20133 other people you might be able to discuss your plans with.<\/strong> An ideal workflow might be something like filling out each section of your worksheet on Sunday afternoons, discussing it with someone during the week, and then updating it based on what you learned the following Sunday, when you do the next week&#8217;s exercises.<br \/>\n* <strong>See an <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1apCyRt7s6zR7RBoy9v2cipVlW0DGiFLUwDR1sxYL7NA\/edit\">example template from a reader<\/a><\/strong> to see what it looks like filled out.<br \/>\n* <strong>You can also ask questions in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/5057625\/\">our LinkedIn Group<\/a><\/strong>, as well as use it to find people in the fields you&#8217;d like to enter.<br \/>\n* <strong>There are many other ways to use the process.<\/strong> E.g. you might prefer to do a rough pass over everything in one weekend and then do some follow up research, or you might want to discuss it with a friend over dinner (or both). You can find all the sections online on this page, so you don&#8217;t have to follow the weekly cadence. You can also see a <a href=\"\/career-planning\/process\/summary\">3-page summary of all the main advice<\/a>.<br \/>\n* <strong>Some of the questions in the process are difficult.<\/strong> You might find that there are no fully satisfactory answers. But best guesses (which can be revised over time) are much better than not thinking about these questions at all, so when in doubt just write something down.<br \/>\n* <strong>Approach your uncertainties like a scientist.<\/strong> Make some best-guess hypotheses about which options are best, identify key uncertainties, and then investigate them. Test out ideas empirically where you can. Don&#8217;t aim for certainty. In fact, you can think of much of your career as a series of experiments: You can try something for 6\u201324 months and then review your plan, improving your best guesses over time.<br \/>\n* <strong>We often ask you to think about things from several different angles.<\/strong> This is because much career planning is about finding a balance, like between shooting for what the world most needs and using your strengths, or between careful planning and opportunism. We&#8217;ll introduce several of these pairs to ensure you&#8217;ve considered everything.<br \/>\n* <strong>At 80,000 Hours, we focus on social impact \u2014 but you will have other goals.<\/strong> Although we try to provide space in the process for these other personal priorities, we&#8217;re not providing a complete picture of career planning \u2014 you&#8217;ll need to balance what we cover with your personal priorities.<br \/>\n* <strong>Seek support on the emotional aspects of changing your career.<\/strong> Your career may be a big part of your life and identity. The questions we pose might bring up fears about the future, insecurities, guilt about not doing more, or other worries. That&#8217;s okay and normal. However, the emotional side of career choice is not our expertise, so we&#8217;d encourage you to seek support on this from friends or others. That said, you might also find some of our <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-guide\/how-to-be-successful\/\">tips on general self-development and happiness<\/a> useful here.<br \/>\n* <strong>You can&#8217;t control the lot you&#8217;ve been given, and you can&#8217;t determine the results of your efforts.<\/strong> The best you can do is to spend time thinking about your strategy, work toward your best-guess goals, and improve over time. If you follow the steps in the process, then even if the results are not as hoped, or you don&#8217;t achieve as much as other people, you&#8217;re doing the best you can, which is all anyone can do.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"wrap section-full-width bg-alternating-start-off-white padding-top-larger padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"container \">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\">\n<h2><span id=\"1-what-makes-for-a-fulfilling-high-impact-career\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span>1. What makes for a fulfilling, high-impact career?<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"list-cards list-no-bullet row display-flex !tw--mb-0 margin-top\">\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/process\/what-does-a-fulfilling-high-impact-career-look-like\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/couple-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/process\/what-does-a-fulfilling-high-impact-career-look-like\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">What matters to you?<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Lay out your definition of impact, what you value, and what is most important for your happiness, drawing on factors we&#8217;ve identified in our research.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/process\/what-does-a-fulfilling-high-impact-career-look-like\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/process\/your-views-of-global-problems\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/green-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/process\/your-views-of-global-problems\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">Which world issues do you think are most pressing?<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Learn how to compare global issues in terms of the potential impact of working on them, and get ideas for problems you could help tackle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/process\/your-views-of-global-problems\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"container padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"row padding-top-larger\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"wrap section-full-width bg-alternating-start-off-white padding-top-larger padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"container \">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\">\n<h2><span id=\"2-your-long-term-vision\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span>2. Your long-term vision<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"list-cards list-no-bullet row display-flex !tw--mb-0 margin-top\">\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/process\/longer-term-paths\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/abigail-keenan-YMVGhdhEgLY-unsplash-scaled-e1622019243120-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/process\/longer-term-paths\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">How to generate ideas for longer-term career paths<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Learn four ways to come up with ideas for longer-term career paths, and how to narrow them down based on our career framework.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/process\/longer-term-paths\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"container padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"row padding-top-larger\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"wrap section-full-width bg-alternating-start-off-white padding-top-larger padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"container \">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\">\n<h2><span id=\"3-your-next-steps\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span>3. Your next steps<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"list-cards list-no-bullet row display-flex !tw--mb-0 margin-top\">\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/process\/clarify-your-strategic-focus\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tunnel-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/process\/clarify-your-strategic-focus\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">Clarifying your strategic focus<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Based on your situation, we&#8217;ll help you decide whether to focus more on exploring, on taking an ambitious long-term bet, or on immediate impact.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/process\/clarify-your-strategic-focus\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/process\/determine-next-steps\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/9.plan_into_action-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/process\/determine-next-steps\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">How to figure out your next career step<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Learn how to generate ideas for your next steps over the coming years, both by working backwards and by working forward. Then learn to narrow those options down based on our framework and your strategy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/process\/determine-next-steps\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/process\/plan-to-adapt\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-23-at-4.10.02-PM-720x448.png\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/process\/plan-to-adapt\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">Planning to adapt<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>We explain ABZ plans, and how they can help when making decisions in the face of huge uncertainty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/process\/plan-to-adapt\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"container padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"row padding-top-larger\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"wrap section-full-width bg-alternating-start-off-white padding-top-larger padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"container \">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\">\n<h2><span id=\"4-finalising-your-career-plan\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span>4. Finalising your career plan<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"list-cards list-no-bullet row display-flex !tw--mb-0 margin-top\">\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/process\/feedback-and-investigation\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/faces-painting-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/process\/feedback-and-investigation\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">How to investigate your career uncertainties<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Learn how to identify your key uncertainties, and get lots of ideas on how to investigate them. Then apply research on decision making to make the best possible decision.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/process\/feedback-and-investigation\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/process\/put-your-plan-into-action\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mountain-steps-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/process\/put-your-plan-into-action\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">Putting your plan into action<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Some final tips on how to translate your plan into concrete next actions and make sure you follow through, as well as advice on networking and how to make successful job applications.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/process\/put-your-plan-into-action\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"container padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"row padding-top-larger\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\">\n<h2><span id=\"and-heres-how-the-stages-fit-together\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span>And here&#8217;s how the stages fit together<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Career-planning-steps-for-website-V2.0--scaled.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35656\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"you-might-also-be-interested-in\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span>You might also be interested in<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/summary\/\"><strong>A summary of the series<\/strong><\/a>: Planning a high-impact career: everything you need to know in 7 points.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/career-plan-template\/\"><strong>Our career planning template<\/strong><\/a>: a Google doc of all the prompts in the series.<\/li>\n<li>Want to run this series with a group? 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