An applicant has written the following under "Professional Goal":
Developing my skills further.To live my life, not another's.
This goal is too vague. A professional goal should not contain philosophical meanderings, nor platitudes. Use professional vocabulary to briefly state
What kind of work you would like to do
Which skills you would like to use in your job
Which branch you would prefer to work in
You can distinguish between long-term and short-term goals.
Is this professional goal up to scratch? Explain.
Now write a better professional goal for this applicant, using the following information.
The applicant has got:
A Bachelor in political and social science
A master in Communication studies
A master in Management
Her dissertation was about the language policy of the VRT, the Flemish radio and television.
She used to be a promo girl for "Het Nieuwsblad", a newspaper and she is the editor of the newsletter of her karate club.
She is pursuing an international career and calls herself a motivated team player who is creative, analytic, social, assertive and goal-oriented.
For example:
A post within the communication department of a large and professional company, where I can climb the professional ladder to attain a function which fully suits my managerial skills.
