Career
• Occupational positions a person has had over many years • Comprises a series of work related activities that provide continuity, order and meaning to a person’s life • A career consists of the changes in values, attitudes and motivation that occur as a person grows older
Features
• A career develops over time • It is the individual who ultimately must judge the success of his career • Experiencing psychological success
Career Stages
High Exploration Establish ment Mid Career Late Career Decline
ec na m o r e P r f
From college to work
First job and being accepted
The elder statesperson Will performance increase or begin to decline 35 50 60 Preparing for retirement
Low
25
70
Career Anchors
• According to Schein, Career Anchors are distinct patterns of self-perceived talents, attitudes, motives and values that guide and stabilize a person’s career after several years of real world experience and feedback
Career Management
• A process for enabling employees to better understand and develop their career skills and interests, and to use these skills and interests more effectively both within the company and after they leave the firm
Career Development
• Lifelong series of activities that contribute to a person’s career exploration establishment, success and fulfillment
Career Planning
• A deliberate process through which someone becomes aware of personal skills, interests, knowledge, motivations and other characteristics; • acquires information about opportunities and choices; • identifies career-related goals • Establishes action plans to attain specific goals
Careers Today
HR Activity Human Resource Planning Traditional Focus Career Development Focus
Analyzes jobs, skills, tasks-presentAdds information about individual and future interests, preferences and the like to data Projects needs Uses statistical data Provides opportunities for learning Provides career path information skills, information, and attitudes Adds individual growth orientation related to job Rating and or rewards Adds development plans and individual goal setting Matches individual and jobs based on a number of variables including employees’ career interests
Training and Development
Performance appraisal
Recruiting and placement
Matching organization's needs with qualified individuals