Career
Career
Career
Sanand.V
WHAT IS A CAREER?
Concept of Career-sequence of positions, roles, jobs
held by one person over relatively long time span.
• Pattern
• Work-related
experiences
• Life span
• Commitment
• Experience
• Advancement
• Success
• An organized path taken by an individual
across time and space with horizon.
• “the pattern of work related experiences that
span the course of person’s life.”
• “Career may also be defined as position
occupied by a person during the course of his
life time.”
Career Planning
Self- Action
Options Setting
Assessment Planning
Advantages of Career Planning
• Exploration
• Establishment
• Mid-career
• Late-career
• Decline
Exploration Stage
• Exploration stage is a career stage that usually ends
in one’s twenties as one make a transition from
formal education to work. In early adulthood stage,
as an individual, one make certain critical decisions
regarding his career.
– Influence of parents, relatives, teachers, & friends.
– Financial resources
– Social influences
– Media influences- newspapers, magazines, TV
films, etc.
– Career counselor
Establishment Stage
• Establishment stage of career is the period in
which one begins to search for work and gets
one’s first appointment
• Problem at this stage is characterized by making
mistakes, learning from these mistakes, &
assuming increasing responsibilities.
– Becoming an expert
– Making your mark
– Have a mentor
Mid Age career
• One may continue to show improved
performance, level off or begin to decline. You
are no longer viewed as a learner
• Mistake taken by u is taken seriously and may
invite penalties as well
– Maybe satisfaction, enjoyment
– Be a mentor
– Level of comfort
Late Career Stage
• For those who continue to grow through the
mid-career stage, the late career stage is
usually a pleasant time when an individual is
allowed the luxury to relax a bit & enjoy
playing the part of the elder statesperson.
• They also begin to realize that they have little
scope of mobility even at lateral level.
Decline Stage
• Decline stage is the last phase of career in
which an individual thinks of retiring from the
job.
• The achievements of a long career and the
frustrations that go along with that phase are
left behind.
Life stages of Career Development
Career Management:
• Process of designing & implementing goals,
plans, & strategies that enable HR
professionals and managers to satisfy
workforce needs and allow individuals to
achieve career objectives.
• Career development programs help in the
achievement of career objectives.
Evaluating Career Management Systems
– Employee
– Manager
– HR Manager
– Company
Employees’ Role in Career Management
• Take the initiative to ask for feedback from managers
and peers regarding their skill strengths and
weaknesses.
• Identify their stage of career development and
development needs.
• Seek challenges by gaining exposure to learning
opportunities.
• Interact with employees from different work groups
inside and outside the company.
• Create visibility through good performance.
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• MOM
• DAD
• ACADEMIC ADVISOR
• CAREER CENTER
• FRIEND (_________)
• HR GUY AT WORK
WHO MANAGES YOUR CAREER?
YOU