Career Planning

Organization of talk.
What is career planning ? Glimpse of career planning process How important is career planning Career planning done by : Individuals Organizations Guidelines

What is career??
Job vs. Career
Job What can I do now to make money? Career Chosen Profession for your life. Requires a willingness to get the training needed to build your skills for the future.

A career is the work a person does. It is the sequence of jobs that an individual has held throughout his or her working life E.g. occupation of nursing.

Career planning whats that??

Career Planning aims at identifying personal skills, interest, knowledge and other features; and establishes specific plans to attain specific goals.
Career planning consists of activities and actions that you take to achieve your individual career goals.

How important is career planning?

People leave an organization due to lack of career growth Deeper focus on an employees aims and aspirations Helps in identifying handicaps & the blind spots

to overcome To increase the employee loyalty as they feel organization cares about them High-level vision and goals of company are clearly made known to employees Realize and achieve the goals. Performance measure.

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Growth of an organization is intrinsically linked with the growth of an individual
Matching

organization vision & employees aspirations is must

To educate the employees and motivates to

grow

Whose responsible for planning ones career??

Individual

Organization

Knowing yourself

Taking action

Individual career planning process

Finding out

Making Decisions

1. Knowing yourself
Begin by asking yourself the following questions: Where am I at now? Where do I want to be? What do I want out of a job or career? What do I like to do? What are my strengths? What is important to me?

Interests

Abilities

Values

Personality

 Where do I start? Think about where you are at, where you want to go and how you are going to get there. What are my interests? Explore your work interests. What are my skills? Explore your abilities. What is important now? Clarify what is important to you in your work and your life. What else do I need to think about? Think about the other factors that will affect your work and learning decisions.

2. Finding out
Explore occupations that

interest you and ask yourself how do my skills and interests match up with these occupations? Where are the gaps? What options do I have to gain these skills or qualify for these occupations? What skills do I need? Where is the work?

3. Making decision
Ask yourself: What are my best work/training options? How do they match with my skills, interests and values? How do they fit with the current labour market? How do they fit with my current situation and responsibilities? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each option? What will help and what will hinder me? What can I do about it?

4. Taking Action
Begin by asking yourself: What actions/steps will help me achieve my work, training and career goals? Where can I get help? Who will support me?

Organizational career planning process

Projected Outcome

Career planning options Transitions Career Time

Direction

Organizational career planning process

1. Direction

Assessing employee wants and organizational needs common goal setting

2. Career time
Relates to distance & speed of an employee How far & how fast can employee move on career path?? 3. Transition Relates to changes expected to a career goal Analyzing transition factors Setting goals and a timetable

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4. Career planning options
Advancement. Lateral

Change to Lower Grade

Mobility. Job Enrichment Exploratory Research

5. Projected Outcome Calculate the risks attached How well will it pay off?

Some important guidelines

Employees
Discuss any concerns regarding career or professional

development with supervisor Its your career, take all necessary initiative

Supervisors/ Managers
Make career planning an ongoing process Explain employees importance of growth, need for change Personal commitment

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Acquire skills to be a good developer
Give essential feedback to employees Provide a work environment that is conducive

Supportive and motivational atmosphere

Organizational
Existence of supportive organizational structure

suitable to employees needs

Provide resources dollars and time

Career Planning is NOT

Leaving the decision to chance
Getting information and never deciding Going along with someone elses plans

Its OUR future. WE need to make our career decision!!