{"id":332,"date":"2018-01-02T16:40:41","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T16:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/careerpathways\/?page_id=332"},"modified":"2026-07-01T22:13:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T22:13:23","slug":"idp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/careerpathways\/idp\/","title":{"rendered":"Individual Development Plan (IDP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Individual Development Plan (IDP) is a structured career planning tool that helps graduate students and postdoctoral scholars identify their career goals, assess their current skills and competencies, and develop a plan for achieving their short- and long-term professional objectives. The IDP serves as both a planning and communication tool, enabling students and postdocs to articulate their career aspirations and discuss them with mentors and advisors. By fostering intentional career planning and meaningful mentor-mentee conversations, the IDP supports better communication, clearer expectations, and more successful career outcomes.<\/div>\n<h2>Overview of the IDP<\/h2>\n<p>This document provides an overview of the IDP and the steps to the individual development planning process.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ead-preview\"><div class=\"ead-document\" style=\"position: relative;padding-top: 90%;\"><div class=\"ead-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe src=\"\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsites.wp.odu.edu%2Fcareerpathways%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F4223%2F2021%2F10%2FIDP_Summary.pdf&amp;embedded=true&amp;hl=en\" title=\"Embedded Document\" class=\"ead-iframe\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 100%;border: none;position: absolute;left: 0;top: 0;visibility: hidden;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-document-loading\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0;top:0;z-index:10;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/loading.svg\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" alt=\"Loader\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Loading...<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-foot\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-foot-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/EAD-logo.svg\" alt=\"EAD Logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"23\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Taking too long?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-document-btn ead-reload-btn\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/reload.svg\" alt=\"Reload\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\"\/> Reload document\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4223\/2021\/10\/IDP_Summary.pdf\" class=\"ead-document-btn\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/open.svg\" alt=\"Open\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\"\/> Open in new tab\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><p class=\"embed_download\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4223\/2021\/10\/IDP_Summary.pdf\" download >Download <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get started with your IDP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch this short video that provides an overview of the IDP and walks you through the basic steps of creating your IDP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Creating Your Individual Development Plan (IDP)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5nf9IV2rQjg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Video on creating your IDP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Download the slides and worksheets from the workshop:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4223\/2021\/10\/IDP_Workshop_Presentation.pdf\">Slides<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4223\/2018\/11\/Selfassessment-Worksheet-Oct2017-print.pdf\">Worksheets<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Individual Development Plan (IDP) is a structured career planning tool that helps graduate students and postdoctoral scholars identify their career goals, assess their current skills and competencies, and develop a plan for achieving their short- and long-term professional objectives. 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