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How to do career planning properly - 80,000 Hours

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You need a plan, but your plan is almost certainly going to change. How can you balance flexibility and having definite goals? Here, we'll explain how.

On this page: Introduction 1 1. Pick one of these three career stages 2 2. Have a longer-term vision, but focus much more on your next step 2.1 Working backwards 2.2 Working forwards 3 3. Make an ABZ plan, including a backup option 3.1 Plan A: your ideal scenario 3.2 Plan B: nearby alternatives 3.3 Plan Z: if all goes wrong, this is your temporary fallback 4 4. Set a review point 5 Resolving the planning puzzle Table of Contents 1 How to make a career plan 2 1. Pick one of these three career stages 3 2. Have a longer-term vision, but focus much more on your next step 3.1 Working backwards 3.2

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