CAREER DEVELOPMENT STAGES

PRESENTED BY ; PRESENTED TO ;
AMAN SHRIVASTAVA
BHUMI SONI
INDRA PRATAP
SHAKTI PRATAP
WHAT IS CAREER ?

WHAT IS DEVELOPMENT ?
 WHAT IS CAREER DEVELOPMENT ?

According toPietrofesa&Splete“career development is an ongoing process that occurs over the

lifespan and includes home, school and community experiences related to an
individual's self concept and its implementation in lifestyle as one lives life and makes a
living.”
 DEFINITION OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Career development defines as an organized, planned endeavor; which involves

structured activities of processes, resulting in a mutual career conspiracy effort between
the employees and the organization. It is an ongoing process by which individuals
progress through a series of steps, each of which characterizes by a relatively unique set
of issues, themes, and actions.
 OBJECTIVES OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT

 To attract and retain effective persons in an organization.

 To utilize human resources optimally.
 To improve morale and motivation level of employees.
 To reduce employee turnover.
 To practice a balanced ‘promotion from within’ policy.
 To make employees adaptable to changes.
 To increase employees’ loyalty and commitment to the organizations.
 To maintain harmonious industrial relations.
 To inculcate equitable employment practices providing equal career progression opportunities to
women and minorities.
 IMPORTANCE OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT

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BENEFITS OF A CAREER DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM TO
ORGANIZATION

 Once organization has a fair idea about employee’s strengths and weaknesses, attitude and behaviour,
values and future aspirations and skills and competencies, they are able to make better use of employee
skills and put them at the right place.
 The organization can disseminate all important details and information at all organizational levels in
order to ensure effective communication at all levels.
 It also helps organization retain valued employees by providing them what they want. Since the
organization is able to collect all necessary information about a specific individual
 It establishes a reputation of the organization in the market. More and more working professionals see
it as a people developer and get attracted towards it.
BENEFITS OF A CAREER DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM TO
EMPLOYEES

 The major benefit of career development system to employees is that they get helpful assistance and guidance
with their career decisions.
 By using this system, they can set more realistic goals and objectives that are feasible to be accomplished over the
span of one’s life.
 It fosters better communication between the employee and the manager as well as at all levels of the organization.

 The best part is that they can get feedback on their performance. This helps them improve their working style and
compels them to upgrade their skills.
 The process leads to job enrichment and enhanced job satisfaction.
STAGES OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT
 STAGE: 1 ASSESSMENT

At this stage, you should focus on self-awareness and getting feedback from other people about your strengths and
weaknesses. Taking self-assessment tests or working with a career coach can help you move through this phase with
more ease.

STAGE: 2 EXPLORATION

The exploration stage is the pre-employment stage, wherein the individuals are in their mid-twenties and enter from
their college life to the work environment. The individuals narrow down their work preferences on the basis of the
directions shown by their parents, friends, family, teachers.
 S TA G E : 3 P R E P E R AT I O N

In the Preparation Stage, you are still getting ready to do your life's work. This stage is characterized by feelings of
excitement, as you think of how wonderful it will be to perform meaningful work. However, there is still much work
to be done, and in order to be successful, you have to be prepared.

S TA G E : 4 I M P L E M E N TAT I O N

This stage involves three career development tasks. The first one, the crystallization of a career preference, is to develop and
plan a tentative vocational goal.
 STAGE: 5 DECISION MAKING

The first step to solving a career problem is to bridge the gap between where you are
and where you want to be. Exploring your values, interests, and skills will help you
find educational and career options that match up with your goals.
 CONCLUSION

 Improving human productivity and their career development opportunities will continue to be a goal of employees and
organizations into perpetuity. 
 Organizations focus on practical application of theoretical knowledge. If the knowledge cannot be applied, it is useless to
employees as they endeavor to provide maximum quality for their organizations.
 To continue to leverage workforce inter-personnel diversity into every aspect of the organization, organizations should
choose appropriate training and development delivery methods using technology and data analysis to support their
efforts.