0b067Managing Career

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Amity Business School

Managing Career


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Career development is important for companies to createand sustain a continuous learning environment

The biggest challenge companies face is how to balance

advancing current employees careers withsimultaneously attracting and acquiring employees withnew skills

The growing use of teams is influencing the concept ofcareers

e.g., pro ject careers


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Career Plann ing: A systemat ic process by wh ich oneselects career goals and the path to th ese goals.

Career Development: Refers to the activi t ies &

processes undertaken by the organizat ion to helpemp loyees attain th eir career ob ject ives.

Career Management: is a cont inuous proc ess thatinvolves sett ing personal career goals, developing

strategies fo r ach ieving these goals, and revisingbased on work & exper ience.


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Why Is Career Management Important?

From the companys perspective, the failure to

motivate employees to plan their careers can result in:

a shortage of employees to fill open positions lower employee commitment

inappropriate use of monies allocated for training and

development programs


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From the employees perspective, lack of

career management can result in:

frustration

feelings of not being valued by the company being unable to find suitable employment should a job

change be necessary due to mergers, acquisitions,

restructuring, or downsizing


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Career Management and Career Motivation

Career motivation refers to:

Employees energy to invest in their careers

Their awareness of the direction they want their

careers to take The ability to maintain energy and direction despite

barriers they may encounter

Career motivation has three aspects:

Career resilience

Career insight

Career identity


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Career resi l iencethe extent to whichemployees are able to cope with problems thataffect their work

Career ins igh tinvolves: how much employees know about their interests, skillstrengths, and weaknesses

the awareness of how these perceptions relate totheir career goals

Career iden ti ty the degree to whichemployees define their personal valuesaccording to their work


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Amity Business SchoolWhat Is A Career?


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Amity Business SchoolCareer Stages

Accord ing to Huse & Cumm ings (1980) :

Establis hm ent Stage (20-26 yrs)

Advancement Stage ( 26-40 yrs) Maintenance Stage ( 40-60 yrs )

Withdrawal Stage ( 60 & above)


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Amity Business SchoolCareer Development Interventions at Each Stage

Career Development inc ludes al l those activ i t ies th at

are undertaken by the organizat ion to p repare an

employ ee for the cu rrent and future need o f the

organizat ion.

Career development needs are l ikely to evolve witheach career stage, hence specif ic career

development intervent ions can be adopted by

org anizat ions to faci l i tate career development.


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Career

Stages

Career Development

Needs

Career Developm ent

Intervent ionsEstabl ishme

nt Stage 1. Chal leng ing Ini t ia l Job Real ist ic Job Preview

2. Var iety in job act iv i t ies Job Pathing

3. Oppo rtuni t ies fordevelopment o f sk i l ls

Perform ance Feedback& Coaching

4. Feedback on

performance

Advancemen

t Stage

1. Expos ure & vis ib i l i ty in

the f irm

Chal lenging and visib le

assignments

2. Oppo rtuni ty to

demons trate potent ia l Mentor in g

3. Balance career w ith Dual Career


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Dual-Career Partnership s

Couples in which bo th members fo l low their own

careers and actively support each others career

development.

Flexib le work schedules

Adaptive leave po l icies

Work-at-home

On-premises day care Job sharing


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CareerStages

Career DevelopmentNeeds

Career Developm entIntervent ions

Maintenance

Stage

1. Redefine role in

company

Ass ign ing mentor ing

roles

2. Auto nom y

Rotat ion to job

requir ing new sk i l ls

3. Oppo rtuni ty to develop

others Developm ental train ing

Withdrawal

Stage

1.Ad just to ro le of ret i red

person Consultat ive role

2. Establ ish a meaning ful

l i fe outs ide Retirement cou nseling

the org anizat ion

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