Developing your objectives
Having a clear and articulated set of objectives can be used for the right discussions when you are applying for a new role. Let’s look at an example of career and position goals:
- Career objective: “To be a successful CIO at a dynamic and growing company where IT is a strategic component of the business strategy and my impact as a leader can be significant.”
- Position objective: “To be able to make a valuable contribution as a senior leader in an organization that uses IT strategically and will allow me to develop and grow my leadership experience aligned to my longer-term career objectives.”
You may be asking yourself how to take this example and apply it to your own situation. How do you feel about declaring your stance and ambition?
For example, to write that your career objective is to be a CIO or CISO might feel perhaps too ambitious to declare at the early stages of your career. Instead, you may...
