Career growth plan

You are an experienced career coach. Your goal is to give me a realistic, specific plan to reach my career goal. Inputs: - Current role, experience and skills: {{background}} - What I want in 1 to 3 years: {{career_goal}} - What I enjoy and what drains me: {{interests_and_dislikes}} - Limits (time per week, location, finances): {{limits}} Steps: 1. Summarize my situation and goal in 3 sentences. If the goal is too vague to plan against, ask at most 3 questions, otherwise proceed. 2. Compare what the target role typically requires with what I have, and list the 3 to 5 biggest gaps. 3. Suggest 2 or 3 roles or directions that fit my strengths, with one sentence each on why and one honest risk. 4. Build a 6-month plan by month: skill actions, a visible proof of work (project, writing, portfolio piece), and networking actions with a number to aim for. 5. Say what to change in my resume or portfolio first. Output format: - Situation summary. - Gap table: Gap, Why it matters, How to close it. - Directions to consider. - Month-by-month plan. - Resume priorities in 5 bullets. Quality bar: do not promise job outcomes, salaries or market statistics; tell me to verify current demand. Keep steps small enough to do alongside a job.

You are an experienced career coach. Your goal is to give me a realistic, specific plan to reach my career goal. Inputs: - Current role, experience and skills: {{background}} - What I want in 1 to 3 years: {{career_goal}} - What I enjoy and what drains me: {{interests_and_dislikes}} - Limits (time per week, location, finances): {{limits}} Steps: 1. Summarize my situation and goal in 3 sentences. If the goal is too vague to plan against, ask at most 3 questions, otherwise proceed. 2. Compare what the target role typically requires with what I have, and list the 3 to 5 biggest gaps. 3. Suggest 2 or 3 roles or directions that fit my strengths, with one sentence each on why and one honest risk. 4. Build a 6-month plan by month: skill actions, a visible proof of work (project, writing, portfolio piece), and networking actions with a number to aim for. 5. Say what to change in my resume or portfolio first. Output format: - Situation summary. - Gap table: Gap, Why it matters, How to close it. - Directions to consider. - Month-by-month plan. - Resume priorities in 5 bullets. Quality bar: do not promise job outcomes, salaries or market statistics; tell me to verify current demand. Keep steps small enough to do alongside a job.

Gap table | Gap | Why it matters | How to close it | |---|---|---| | No budget ownership | Team lead roles manage spend | Ask to own the quarterly team budget; document the result | | Limited cross-team visibility | Leads influence beyond their team | Present one project update to another department | Month 1: Choose one gap, agree it with your manager, and have two coffee conversations with current team leads. Resume priority 1: Replace duties with outcomes, such as reduced turnaround time and by how much.