Office English / Goals

Do you have goals for your career?

It is good to have a sense of optimism, because I think that that can really push you forward to certain achievements.

I think it's important to make sure your goals are realistic, because it's easy to think really big, and then it can be disheartening if you don't achieve those things.

In this episode of Office English, we'll talk about the language you need to help you progress in your career.

Hello and welcome to Office English from BBC Learning English, your podcast guide to the world of work. I'm Pippa.

And I'm Phil. You can find a transcript and subtitles for this podcast to read along with on our website.

So Phil, today we're talking about career or job goals. Do you think goals are important at work?

Um, it might depend on your job, but I think usually yes, they are, because they're a way that you can motivate yourself to improve your performance and to do more at work.

Mhm. Yeah. I suppose it's good to have something to aim for, especially if sometimes you feel like your job is quite repetitive. But more practically, most organisations have performance reviews or appraisals and this is where they'll expect you to set goals for yourself, for your job, maybe for your career as well, and for the work that you're going to do over the next year.

Yes. And today we're going to talk about that formal performance review process. But you could also use a lot of this language in general conversations about goals with your line manager and to set your own goals.