CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Module - 4

Presented by
Sneha Latha Suroju - 85
Padma Srujana - 92
Deepti Attal - 94
Index
Introduction
Understanding Development Process
Knowing and assessing one’s Interest
Knowing and assessing one’s Aptitude
Selecting from available resources
Career Planning & Development
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
The process of choosing a career, improving
your skills, and advancing along a career
path.
It's a lifelong process of learning and
decision-making that brings you closer to
your ideal job, skillset, and lifestyle.
Factors That Influence Career
Development
Personal Characteristics
Financial Resources
Financial Obligations
Physical, Mental, and Emotional Impairments
Age
Family Obligations
Understanding
Development Process
Step 1: Self-Assessment.
Step 2: Exploration involves conducting research, such
as using career library resources, to discover potential
careers of interest.
Step 3: Reality Testing.
Step 4: Implementation.
Career Interests
 Career interests are your preferences regarding work

activities and environments.

 Identifying your career interests helps you make a well-

informed and more strategic career decision.

 Different types of career interests include – conventional,

investigative, social, artistic, realistic, enterprising.

Why are career interests important?
 Job satisfaction

 Strategic career decision

 Career success

 Motivation

 Personal identity
How to tell what your career interest are ?
 Identify your interests

 Explore your skill set

 Consider your previous experiences

 Make a list of your options

 Research careers

 Use your network

 Determine your career interests

Aptitude
 Aptitudes are an individual’s inherent talents and abilities

for learning or doing certain things in different areas. 

 In the professional world, aptitudes enable individuals to

excel in particular areas and help them succeed at

completing specific duties and projects.
Types of aptitude
 Inductive reasoning 

 Linguistic

 Auditory

 Physical

 Numerical

 Graphoria

 Analytical

 Artistic
Determining one’s aptitude
 In tray tests
 Inductive reasoning tests
 Cognitive tests
 Watson Glaser tests
 Numerical reason tests
 Diagrammatic tests
 Verbal reasoning tests
 Situational judgement tests
Selecting from available resources
Career planning tools
Career planning tools range in type and cost. Some are independent
while others require the assistance of a counselor. Some are free
while others cost money. Use these career planning tools to help you
find the best career for you.
SWOT analysis
Career planning process
Career testing
Personality tests
Self-assessment
Research
Community resources
Career decision making process
Career planning and development
Career planning and
development is a
continuous process of
learning from your
experiences and moving
forward in your life. It
assists you in
determining who you
are and where you want
to go in life.
Objectives of career planning and
development.
 Employees’ favorable attributes must be identified.
 To raise awareness of each employee’s uniqueness.
 Recruiting skilled personnel for the company.
 Employees should be trained in team-building skills.
 To develop appropriate coping mechanisms for dealing
with disputes, emotions, and stress.
 To respect the feelings of other employees.