CAREER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

CAREER

A career denotes a succession of related jobs, arranged in a hierarchy of prestige, through which persons move in an ordered predictable sequence Wilensky

A career is a sequence of separate but related work activities that provide continuity, order and meaning to a persons life..Edwin Flippo

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IMPLICATIONS

Different jobs a person holds over his or her life-time Processes and activities that prepare one for a job are parts of a career

Job- related attitudes, values, and beliefs are integral aspects of a career

Relationship of a persons self-identity to work is a dimension of career

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CAREER ANCHORS

Basic drives that urge to take up a certain type of career.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCE

CREATIVITY

MANAGERIAL COMPETANCE

CAREER ANCHORS

AUTONOMY

SECURITY

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CAREER STAGES

ESTABLISHMENT

LATE-CAREER DECLINE

EXPLORATION

MID-CAREER

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CAREER PLANNING

A Process by which one selects career goals and the path to those goals Process of developing human resources Continuous process, not an event Integration of individual and organizational needs

Not an end, means of managing people to obtain optimum results

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NEED AND OBJECTIVES

Attract and retain competent persons Promote suitable promotional opportunities to the present work-force Enable the employees to develop and make them ready to meet the future challenges

Correct mistakes in employee placement Increase utilization of managerial resources Improve motivation and morale Reduce employee dissatisfaction and turnover Manage age balance
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PROCESS OF CAREER PLANNING

Review of career plans Matching employees needs with career opportunities

Formulation and implementation of training and development

Identifying individual career needs

Preparation of Human Resource Inventory

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BENEFITS

Knowledge for the individuals Helps the employee to select a suitable career Helps in promotion Increased satisfaction enhancing commitment, loyalty and belongingness

Effective achievement of organizational goals Better market image Improves employees performance

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PROBLEMS

Not suitable for small organizations Issues in developing countries Issues in family business houses Problem of favouritism Some careers have limited scope for advancement Certain career opportunities for certain career categories

reach the declining stage

Other life stage complexities

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CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Formal approach used by the firm to ensure that people with proper qualifications and experiences are available when needed.

Different roles:

Employers role
Employees role

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EMPLOYERS ROLE

Proactive

Encourager
Facilitator Rewarding in nature Should act as wake up call

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EMPLOYEES ROLE

Assessing ones own KSAs Seek out information about career options Make use of developmet

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CAREER COUNSELLING

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