What are Career Advisor 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 Advisor 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.
How to write your own Career Advisor OKRs
1. Get tailored OKRs with an AI
You'll find some examples below, but it's likely that you have very specific needs that won't be covered.
You can use Tability's AI generator to create tailored OKRs based on your specific context. Tability can turn your objective description into a fully editable OKR template -- including tips to help you refine your goals.
- 1. Go to Tability's plan editor
- 2. Click on the "Generate goals using AI" button
- 3. Use natural language to describe your goals
Tability will then use your prompt to generate a fully editable OKR template.
Watch the video below to see it in action 👇
Option 2. Optimise existing OKRs with Tability Feedback tool
If you already have existing goals, and you want to improve them. You can use Tability's AI feedback to help you.
- 1. Go to Tability's plan editor
- 2. Add your existing OKRs (you can import them from a spreadsheet)
- 3. Click on "Generate analysis"
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.
You can then decide to accept the suggestions or dismiss them if you don't agree.
Option 3. Use the free OKR generator
If you're just looking for some quick inspiration, you can also use our free OKR generator to get a template.
Unlike with Tability, you won't be able to iterate on the templates, but this is still a great way to get started.
Career Advisor OKRs examples
We've added many examples of Career Advisor 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 determining post-high school career path
- ObjectiveDetermining post-high school career path
- KRConduct informational interviews with 5 professionals in fields of interest
- Identify and list 5 professionals in desired fields
- Prepare interview questions related to their fields
- Compose and send request emails for interviews
- KRComplete comprehensive career assessment and review results with counselor
- Set up a meeting to review results with a counselor
- Analyze the results of the career assessment
- Schedule and complete a comprehensive career assessment
- KRAttend 3 career-related workshops or information sessions
- Research upcoming career-related workshops or information sessions
- Attend the chosen career workshops/sessions
- Register for three selected career workshops/sessions
OKRs to secure a satisfying and rewarding career
- ObjectiveSecure a satisfying and rewarding career
- KRSecure at least 2 job interviews per month
- Practice and hone interviewing skills regularly
- Update resume to highlight skills and accomplishments
- Apply to at least 15 jobs per week
- KRResearch and identify at least 15 potential careers that align with my skills and interests
- Identify personal skills and interests through self-assessment
- Compile a list of 15 potential careers
- Research careers that match identified skills and interests
- KRApply to a minimum of 5 jobs weekly that match the identified careers
- Send applications to identified jobs
- Tailor resumes and cover letters for each job
- Identify 5 jobs weekly matching career preferences
OKRs to secure employment to considerably escalate financial standing
- ObjectiveSecure employment to considerably escalate financial standing
- KRIdentify and apply to 30 relevant job openings within the first month
- Identify 30 suitable job openings in the desired field
- Tailor CV and cover letter for each job opening
- Submit applications to all identified job openings
- KRObtain a well-remunerated job offer that multiplies current income by 10
- Network intensively within the desired high-paying industry
- Optimize job application materials for high salary jobs
- Update skills through additional certifications or advanced education
- KRSecure at least 5 job interviews within the second month
- Update CV and cover letter to fit targeted job positions
- Apply to at least 20 relevant job postings weekly
- Network with professionals in the chosen field
Career Advisor 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.
How to track your Career Advisor OKRs
Your quarterly OKRs should be tracked weekly in order to get all the benefits of the OKRs framework. Reviewing progress periodically has several advantages:
- It brings the goals back to the top of the mind
- It will highlight poorly set OKRs
- It will surface execution risks
- It improves transparency and accountability
Most teams should start with a spreadsheet if they're using OKRs for the first time. Then, once you get comfortable you can graduate to a proper OKRs-tracking tool.
If you're not yet set on a tool, you can check out the 5 best OKR tracking templates guide to find the best way to monitor progress during the quarter.
More Career Advisor OKR templates
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