I am currently in the midst of searching for a summer internship. I thought it was a good time to take a good look at my personal goals, my mission, and my life in general. It is slightly scary for me to be so personal on my blog instead of evaluating the designs of someone else, but I think it will be beneficial.
Personal Mission Statement - To strive to achieve the most excellent work to my capability while enjoying what I do
- To balance my personal life with my professional life, so that my quality of life will be wonderful
- To try new things, never pass up a unique opportunity, and always seek personal growth
- To always base my decisions on my spiritual beliefs and never betray them for success or money
- To make a positive impact on the people and places I come in contact with throughout my life
Profession Goals EvaluationWhat is your number one interest in interior design?
What or who influenced your interest in this profession?
- When my mother was trying to decide on a floor plan for the house they were going to build, there were many magazines full of residential floor plans. I would take parts of each floor plan I liked and combine them into one dream house. Plus, the fact that I was also surrounded by the construction business through my families careers factored into my career path a bit.
What kind of skills in interior design do you have right now?
- Experience in AutoCAD, SketchUp, Revit,
- Experience Hand Drafting, Hand Rendering, Hand Sketching
- Most stages of the design process: Programming, Schematic Design, Design Development, & Contract Document Preparation
- Best Skill: Space Planning
What special skills do you have to offer your present employer or another employer?
- Excellent communication skills, easily flexible, very organized, strong work ethic, relates well to others, problem-solver, eye for detail, creative thinker, eager to learn
If you were going to a job interview tomorrow, what specific career goal would you share
with the interviewer?
- I want to expand my knowledge of interior design in every area that presents the opportunity
What could you do right now to improve the chances of getting the job you most want?
- Consistently present myself as a profession in the profession of interior design
- Complete an internship that teaches needed skills and knowledge while conducting myself as a professional
- Networking with professionals in the field of interior design
List three of your biggest successes.
- Winning first place in the Arkansas Third Congressional Art competition and having my art piece hang in the U.S. Capital for a year
- Completing Studio 2, 3, 4, & 5
- Maintaining a GPA of over 3.7/4.0 throughout my college career
List five goals you wish to accomplish during the next calendar year.
- Intern at an interior design firm or an architecture firm with an interior design department
- Complete my Bachelor of Interior Design
- Begin a career in a field of interior design that interests me
- Maintain a GPA of 3.5/4.0 or greater until graduation
- Learn to play the piano or keyboard
List three goals you hope to accomplish by the time you are 30 years old.
- Become a licensed interior designer
- Pass the LEED exam
- Become a licensed real estate agent
List three goals you hope to accomplish by the time you are 50 years old.
- Create many award winning designs
- Build a 401K
- Have many of my designs published
Assuming it were possible for you to achieve any goal in interior design, what would it
be
- Run an interior design business
List ten mini-goals needed to support the goal stated above.
- Complete internship
- Graduate with B.I.D
- Work for 2 years under a licensed interior designer or architect
- Pass the NCIDQ
- Maintain the requirements to keep my license in interior design
- Pass the LEED exam
- Start a career at an interior design firm
- Receive promotions at an interior design firm
- Take classes or gain a degree in business
- Build my client base
