It is evident what your objective is—to land a job. In today’s job market, the résumé objective can be replaced with a career summary that synthesizes your experience, knowledge and skills.

While career development plans vary greatly, many of them include a variety of sections, such as a summary statement, short-term and long-term goals, current skills, developing skills and resources.

Summary. Things don’t always go as planned, especially when it comes to our careers. We can be more strategic and intentional about our futures by using a “career guide,” which is meant to ...