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2 OKR examples for Career Planning Team

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What are Career Planning Team OKRs?

The Objective and Key Results (OKR) framework is a simple goal-setting methodology that was introduced at Intel by Andy Grove in the 70s. It became popular after John Doerr introduced it to Google in the 90s, and it's now used by teams of all sizes to set and track ambitious goals at scale.

Creating impactful OKRs can be a daunting task, especially for newcomers. Shifting your focus from projects to outcomes is key to successful planning.

We have curated a selection of OKR examples specifically for Career Planning Team to assist you. Feel free to explore the templates below for inspiration in setting your own goals.

If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.

The best tools for writing perfect Career Planning Team OKRs

Here are 2 tools that can help you draft your OKRs in no time.

Tability AI: to generate OKRs based on a prompt

Tability AI allows you to describe your goals in a prompt, and generate a fully editable OKR template in seconds.

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Tability Feedback: to improve existing OKRs

You can use Tability's AI feedback to improve your OKRs if you already have existing goals.

AI feedback for OKRs in Tability

Tability will scan your OKRs and offer different suggestions to improve them. This can range from a small rewrite of a statement to make it clearer to a complete rewrite of the entire OKR.

Career Planning Team OKRs examples

We've added many examples of Career Planning Team Objectives and Key Results, but we did not stop there. Understanding the difference between OKRs and projects is important, so we also added examples of strategic initiatives that relate to the OKRs.

Hope you'll find this helpful!

OKRs to secure a satisfying and rewarding career

  • ObjectiveSecure a satisfying and rewarding career
  • KRSecure at least 2 job interviews per month
  • TaskPractice and hone interviewing skills regularly
  • TaskUpdate resume to highlight skills and accomplishments
  • TaskApply to at least 15 jobs per week
  • KRResearch and identify at least 15 potential careers that align with my skills and interests
  • TaskIdentify personal skills and interests through self-assessment
  • TaskCompile a list of 15 potential careers
  • TaskResearch careers that match identified skills and interests
  • KRApply to a minimum of 5 jobs weekly that match the identified careers
  • TaskSend applications to identified jobs
  • TaskTailor resumes and cover letters for each job
  • TaskIdentify 5 jobs weekly matching career preferences

OKRs to establish credibility and recognition as a successful mentor and career guide

  • ObjectiveEstablish credibility and recognition as a successful mentor and career guide
  • KRSuccessfully guide 10 individuals in their chosen career paths
  • TaskMonitor progress and provide regular feedback for improvement
  • TaskDevelop personalized career development plans for each individual
  • TaskProvide one-on-one career counseling for individual path planning
  • KRReceive at least a 4-star rating on mentorship from each individual
  • TaskContinuously enhance communication and listening skills
  • TaskProvide personalized guidance tailored to each individual's needs
  • TaskSeek feedback regularly and adjust mentorship style accordingly
  • KRPromote personal brand by publishing 5 insightful articles on career guidance
  • TaskIdentify key topics of interest on career guidance
  • TaskPublish and promote articles via social media platforms
  • TaskDraft and finalize five insightful articles

Career Planning Team OKR best practices

Generally speaking, your objectives should be ambitious yet achievable, and your key results should be measurable and time-bound (using the SMART framework can be helpful). It is also recommended to list strategic initiatives under your key results, as it'll help you avoid the common mistake of listing projects in your KRs.

Here are a couple of best practices extracted from our OKR implementation guide 👇

Tip #1: Limit the number of key results

Focus can only be achieve by limiting the number of competing priorities. It is crucial that you take the time to identify where you need to move the needle, and avoid adding business-as-usual activities to your OKRs.

We recommend having 3-4 objectives, and 3-4 key results per objective. A platform like Tability can run audits on your data to help you identify the plans that have too many goals.

Tip #2: Commit to weekly OKR check-ins

Having good goals is only half the effort. You'll get significant more value from your OKRs if you commit to a weekly check-in process.

Being able to see trends for your key results will also keep yourself honest.

Tip #3: No more than 2 yellow statuses in a row

Yes, this is another tip for goal-tracking instead of goal-setting (but you'll get plenty of OKR examples above). But, once you have your goals defined, it will be your ability to keep the right sense of urgency that will make the difference.

As a rule of thumb, it's best to avoid having more than 2 yellow/at risk statuses in a row.

Make a call on the 3rd update. You should be either back on track, or off track. This sounds harsh but it's the best way to signal risks early enough to fix things.

Save hours with automated OKR dashboards

AI feedback for OKRs in Tability

OKRs without regular progress updates are just KPIs. You'll need to update progress on your OKRs every week to get the full benefits from the framework. Reviewing progress periodically has several advantages:

Spreadsheets are enough to get started. Then, once you need to scale you can use Tability to save time with automated OKR dashboards, data connectors, and actionable insights.

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More Career Planning Team OKR templates

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