marissa-reinke-actionplan-mod4

# Post-Grad Job Search Action Plan

## #1: Job Search Plan: Create a schedule & goals
1. Design a 40-hour "work week" that provides time for: 
	* Code (ideally, 2-4 hours a day will be dedicated to coding)
	* Outreach
	* Research 
	* Network   
	* Any other areas where you'd like to grow
How much time will you spend on each? When will you do each thing?
### Code
* 3 hours a day

### Outreach
* 2 hours a day 

### Research
* 1 hour a day

### Network 
* 1 hour a day

### Other
* 1 hour a day to add into another area or anything else that comes up 

2. Backwards planning: What is your cut-off for ending the job search? When do you want to receive and sign an offer by?
By end of August 


3. Based on what you outlined above, create monthly, weekly, and daily goals in order to reach your big goal.

Keep in mind:

* What skills would you like to improve or develop?
* What is feasible in your schedule?
* What actions will give you the most impact in your search?

### Monthly Goal
* 2-3 interviews

### Weekly Goal
* one meetup 

### Daily Goal
* get enough sleep and exercise 

4. Block out time on your calendar *now* to adhere to these goals. At the end of each week, assess what worked with the schedule and what didn't so that you can make adjustments as needed and manage your time even more effectively for the following week. 

### what worked
* 

### what did not work
* 

5. What "barriers" tend to hold you back in the job search? What steps will you take to overcome those "barriers"?
* Not sure where I would like to live
* Partial to moving out of the country - visa issues or companies wanting to take that risk
* Could overcome by biting the bullet and moving out with friends and applying in person 

## #2: Longterm Career Plan: What are your career goals?
Where do you want to go in your career? 

Reflect on this [narrative rule described by Emma Coats, former Pixar story artist](http://storyshots.tumblr.com/post/25032057278/22-storybasics-ive-picked-up-in-my-time-at-pixar):

	Come up with your ending before you figure out your middle. Seriously. 
	Endings are hard, get yours working up front.
	
1. Imagine that it's 5 years from now - what have you accomplished during that time? How is your life different? What steps did you take to achieve your goals?
	I have become an art director.
	I worked hard and applied myself and kept learning new skillsets. 

2. Create a vision statement for these longterm goals.
	
	I will work hard and continue to be a student of graphic design and new languages. 


3. Reference what you outlined in your Flower Exercise -- what preferred level of responsibility do you want to move to? Do you want to start your own company? What kind of work do you see yourself doing longterm? In your first year on the job, what skills do you want to develop to work towards your longterm goals?
	I prefer to start off and still be in a position where I have someone I can be mentored by. 
	Longterm I see myself doing UX/UI work.
	Need to get more experience / knowledge of UX/UI fundamentals.