REVIEWER IN MODULE 6 : CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT

What is Career Development?

-the process through which a person’s work identity is formed which spans his entire lifetime

-it usually refers to managing one’s career in an intra-organizational or inter organizational scenario

- it involves training on new skills, moving to higher job responsibilities, making a career change within the same
organization, moving to a different organization or starting one’s own business.

Factors Affecting Career Development:

•Personal Characteristics

•Socio-Economic Factors

•Physical and Mental Abilities

•Chance Factors

What is Career Management?

- a life-long process of investing resources to accomplish your future career goals

-it is a continuing process that allows you to adapt to the changing demands of our dynamic economy

-it is the combination of structured planning and the active management choice of one’s own professional career

Four Elements of Career Management

•Education

•Capability

•Network

experience
Element Description
Education
This includes both formal
training
(degree/certificates/classes) as
well as self-training (reading,
ongoing classes, books, reading
blogs
Capability These are the raw skills to
complete career jobs. These can
include data, developing
strategies, project management,
software management,
programming, or a wide range
of knowledge working
Network These are people in your career
that you can rely on that will
help you when you ask, or will
voluntarily help you without
asking.
Experience Solid careers may have a series
of job positions that align
around a common theme
(marketing, management,
software, verticals, etc.) and
having a solid track record is
key.
What No One Tells You
Successful careers often start
here. Getting education to
understand the broad concepts
and overview of your industry is
crucial. However, do not
overinvest here without having
experience. While education is
crucial, it is a form of potential
energy, and what to do with
education is more important
than the paper itself. While a
bachelor seems baseline in
business now-a-days, education
is often listed at the bottom of
most résumés.
Although most agree having
both strategic and tactical skills
are needed, it is key to know
the difference. Strategies are
tasks typically done on the long
term while tactics are much
more concrete and are often
oriented towards smaller steps
and a shorter time frame. Core
strategy on research, analysis,
planning, communicating,
management, and measuring
will each consist of several
tactical skills to complete, used
both in tandem.
Like all relationships, one’s
network requires constant
attention and grooming. Do not
be that person who just comes
around when he need
something, but be there to help
others, and maintain and
ongoing relationship.
For those getting started in their
career, this is a challenge as
most entry level positions are
seeking the experienced. Focus
on volunteering, interning, and
attending local events to get
networked.
 What is Career Management?

What is Career Planning?

-the self-evaluation & planning done by a person to have a strong career path -it is the continuous reiterative
process of understanding oneself, setting career goals, revising skills and searching for the right career options

What is Career Management?

Career

Planning

Process

Personal Career Development

-involves managing one’s own career either within or between organizations -it also includes learning new skills,
and making improvements to help a person in his career. It is an ongoing, lifelong process to help an individual
learn and achieve more in his career
Steps to Create Personal Career Development Plan:

1. Make a self-assessment

2. Set realistic goals

3. Never stop learning new skills 4. Find someone willing to be a coach

5. Measure progress

Performance and Potentials Assessment

Performance – an individual’s effectiveness and results in his current role

- it refers to the measurement of how well an individual has performed in their current roles in the recent past.

Potential – an individual’s predicted future performance if given development opportunities and increased
responsibility

- it refers to the likelihood an individual will succeed and contribute in future roles.

Performance and Potentials Assessment