Career Planning & Development

Career: pattern of work related exp that span the course of a person’s life. Includes objective events (position duty activities) & subjective interpretations (aspiration expectation value need feelings) Concepts: 1 structural property of an occupation or org (mobility path) 2 property of an individual (advancement, profession, source of stability) 3 boundary less 4 protean 5 multiple career (linear, expert, spiral, transitory). Career Mgt: a process by which indv develop implement monitor career goals & strategies. Process: gather info, develop accurate picture, career goal, dev & implement strategy, obtain feedback. Career Dev: an ongoing process by which ind progress through a series of stages, each of which is characterized by a relatively unique set of issues themes tasks. Changing Landscape: job loss, internalization, tech, changing org structure, changing nature of work, diverse work force, work & family life. Need to Understand: a) individual 1 high expectations 2 autonomy 3 weakening sex role boundaries 4 total life style 5 diversity of career orientations; b) org 1 selection of human resource 2 dev & utilization of human resources 3 mgt of career plateau 4 mgt of cultural diversity 5 family responsiveness.

Model of Career Mgt: model is a picture or representation of reality. Steps: 1 career exploration 2 awareness of self & env 3 goal setting 4 strategy dev 5 strategy implementation 6 progress toward goal 7 feedback 8 career appraisal. Career Exploration: collection & analysis of info regarding career related issues. Types: 1 Self (interests, talents- strength weakness, work values- challenge, autonomy, security, work life balance, money, work conditions, helping others, power of influence) 2 Env (occupations, industries, skills, job alternatives, org alternatives, impact on family). Awareness: complete & accurate perception of own’s own qualities & characteristics of one’s relevant env. Career Goal: desired career related outcome that a person intends...