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Career Planning & Development

In simple terms, a career is a sequence of

positions held by a person during the

course of his/her working life.

Although planning for, managing and

developing the career is primarily an

individuals own responsibility,organizations also need to be an active

partner in this process.


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The concept of career development

can be defined as an ongoing process

by which individuals progress through a

series of stages, each of which can be

characterized by relatively unique set of

issues, themes and tasks.


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Career development has tremendous

benefits for the organization:

y Needed talent will be available

y The organizations ability to attract and

retain talented employees improves

y Reduced employee frustration

y Enhanced organizational goodwill


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Career planning is a deliberate process

of becoming aware of

ySelf

yOpportunities

yConstraints

yChoicesyConsequences


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It also includes

y Identifying career-related goals, and

y Working to attain career goals


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Viewed in this way, career planning is anactivity performed by the individual tounderstand and attempt to control his or

her own work life.

The individual need not perform thisactivity alone help can be obtainedfrom counselors, supervisors, etc.


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Career management is an ongoing

process of preparing, implementing and

monitoring career plans undertaken by

the individual alone or in concert with

the organizations career systems.


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Career management may include

activities that help the individual develop

and carry out career plans, but the focus

is on taking actions that increase the

chances that the organizations

anticipated HR needs will be met.


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Individuals go through distinct phases of

life which poses specific issues and

challenges to be dealt with.


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Stages ofCareer

y Exploration

y Establishment

y Mid-Career

y Late-Career

y Decline


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Greenhaus et als Five Stage Model

y Preparation for Work (025)

y Organizational Entry (1825)

y Early Career (2540)

y Mid-career (4055)

y Late Career (55retirement)


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For successful management of ones

career, it is essential that the issues

associated with all the stages be

successfully managed by the individual.


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Contemporary Views of Career

Development

y Protean career The concept of protean

career argues that individuals drive their

own careers, not organizations, and that

individuals reinvent their careers over time

as needed.


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The multiple career concept model

suggests that there are four different

patterns of career experiences, called

career concepts.


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These four concepts differ in terms of

the direction and frequency of

movements within and across different

kinds of work over time, and distinctly

different sets of motives underlie each of

the four concepts.


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y Linear steady movement up the hierarchy

to positions of greater responsibility and

authority. Motives are desire for power and

achievement.

y Expert devotion to expertise within an

occupation, focus on building knowledge

and skill within a specialty. Motives aredesire for competency and stability.


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y Spiral periodic moves across related

occupations, disciplines, or specialties.

Motives include creativity and personal

growth.

y Transitory frequent moves across

different jobs or fields. Motives include

variety and independence.


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Organizational Career Planning &

Development Techniques:

y Interest Inventories

y Personality Tests

y Mentoring


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It is to be noted, however, that the

responsibility for managing a career

primarily belongs to the individual.

The organizations role is to provide

assistance and information to the

employees, but it is not responsible forgrowing an employees career.


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Career Management Tips:

Consider managing your career like an

entrepreneur managing a small

business. Think of yourself as self

employed, even if you work in a large

organization.


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Know yourself

Manage your reputation

Build and maintain network contacts

Keep current


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Balance your specialist and generalist

competencies

Document your achievements

Keep your options open

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