For the New Year, planning a good head start for your career is important. It matters a lot that you set strategic career plans in order to make sure that 2017 will still be a continuous career success. But the question is how will you be able to do that? How can you land your dream job in 2017?

First of all, you have to start within yourself. As an individual, you have to know what you want, the career path that you want to take on. Before you will be able to get your dream job, you should assess yourself first as a competitive professional.

Next thing to do is you have to make plans. It takes a good and well-thought out plan in order to achieve success, Forbes said, quoting, “Success is the intersection of preparation and opportunity.” It simply shows that success does not only come with luck but most of all with goal and determination.

Knowing your career aspirations plays a significant role in your success. You must know what you want for you to set a goal. Your goals will reflect what you want to accomplish especially in your career. This will be your basis on how you want to improve and develop yourself.

Third is that you also have to check out the competition. That is a normal thing to do, in this way you will have an idea on how things are on the other side. Aside from that, this will also keep you motivated to strive even more. Sometimes it takes a good challenge or competition to get your drive and achieve your goals.

According to Business Insider Australia, you can also take advantage of this festive holiday season through attending parties. In this way, you will be able to widen your network which can give you more opportunities in the coming year.

Jobs & Hire shared that landing a job in the coming year might be a tough one. One of the major reasons is that a lot of employed individuals easily move from one job to another. This makes the competition tighter.