life orientation career planning

Career Planning

Learning outcome….

What is career planning ?

Career planning process

Importance of career planning

Career planning done by : Individuals Organizations

Guidelines

What is career??

Job vs. Career Job – “What can I do now to make

money?”

Career – Chosen Profession for your life. Requires a willingness to get the training needed to build your skills for the future.

A career is the work a person does. It is the sequence of jobs that an individual has held throughout his or her working life E.g. occupation of nursing, store manager etc.

Career planning what’s that??

“Career planning consists of activities and actions that you take to achieve your individual career goals”

Deeper insight …

It is the life- long process a person goes through to learn about himself such as purpose,

personality

interests

skills

talents

Develop a self- concept, learn about careers, and work situations

Make a career choice, while developing and coping social skills

Career planning : An ongoing process

Here You… Explore your interests

and abilities Strategically plan

your career goals Create your future

work success by designing learning and action plans to help you achieve your goals.

How important is career planning?

People leave an organisation due to lack of career growth

Deeper focus on an employee’s aims and aspirations

Degree of clarity Helps in identifying handicaps & the

blind spots to overcome Significant motivator Key retention tool Critical human resource strategy

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Whose responsible for planning ones career??

Individual

Self Assessment

Academic/ Career options

Relevant /PracticalExperience

Job Search Individual career planning process

1. Self- Assessment

Aware of the interrelationship between self and occupational choice

Start by: Learning interests, abilities,

skills, and work values Listing accomplishments Understanding physical and

psychological needs Assessing aspirations and

motivation level Deciphering personal traits

and characteristics

Personality

Interests Abilities

Values

2. Academic / Career options Investigate the world of work in

greater depth, narrow a general occupational direction into a specific one

Start by: Learning academic and career

entrance requirements Learning related majors and

careers to one's interests Investigating education and

training required Learning skills and experience

required Planning academic and career

alternatives Learning job market trends

3. Relevant / Practical experience

Gain practical experience through internships, cooperative education etc..

Start by:

Testing new skills and try diverse experiences

Deciding the type of organization in which to volunteer or work

Assessing likes and dislikes of work values, skills, work environments,

Assessing if additional/different coursework or skills are needed for your targeted career goals

4. Job Search

Start by: Learning how to prepare resume and cover

letters, and complete employment applications Learning and implementing job search

strategies Learning and practicing interviewing skills Narrow your choices

Career Planning is NOT…

Leaving the decision to chance

Getting information and never deciding

Going along with someone else’s plans

It’s OUR future. WE need to make our career decision!!

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The concept of career

A career comprises of a series of work related activities, that offer continuity, order and meaning to a person’s life. The underlying idea behind a career is that a person can shape his destiny through a number of well planned and well timed, positive steps. The success of one’s career, therefore, depends on the individual more than anything else.

Career And Succession Planning

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Career: Important features

A career develops over time

The success of one's career depends, most often, on one's own careful planning and timely steps taken at a right time

The important element in one's career is experiencing psychological success.

The typical career of a person today would probably include many positions and transitions.


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Exploration: the transition that occurs in mid-twenties as one looks at work after college education, seeking answer to various questions about careers from teachers, friends etc.

Establishment: this is the stage where one begins the search for work,picks up the first job, commits mistakes and learns thereafter.

Mid-career: Between 35 and 50 one is typically confronted with a plateaued career, where your maturity and experience are still valued but there is the nagging feeling of having lost the initial fire in the belly

Late career: This is the stage where one relaxes a bit and plays an elderly role, offering advice to younger ones as to how to avoid career mistakes and grow continually.

Decline: This is the stage where one is constantly reminded of retirement, after a series of hits and misses.


Career stages

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Golden rules to be kept in mind while searching for a job


1. List all your wins and achievements, then draw a second list from it – highlighting different aspects of your personality. Do not underplay your achievements.

2. Seek help from all your contacts. Asking for help during job hunt is like asking for directions when you are lost. It is better to ask for directions than to stay lost.

3. Your resume should not be a condensed biographical sketch (nor a razzle- dazzle document) of your life and work. It must reveal your experiences, diverse skills

and vast knowledge in an appropriate manner.

4. Be ready to respond positively (“I can do that”) to tricky questions probing your knowledge and experience in a different area. Having a “can do” attitude can sometimes be more important than the actual experience. This way, one is sure to get at least interesting work where one can learn and get ahead.

5. Be it a war or an interview, before actually going full throttle, one needs to plan and prepare well and at the same time watch out for the unexpected. The best way out is to arm oneself with answers for all the possible questions.

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Identify individual needs and aspirations

Analyse career opportunities

Align employee needs with available career opportunities

Develop action plans

Carry out periodic review


The process of career planning

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Career Development


Career development consists of the personal actions one undertakes to

achieve a career plan. The actions for career development may be initiated

by the individual himself or by the organisation

Individual career development: Some of the important steps that could help

employees achieve their career goals could be listed thus;

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Performance

Exposure

Networking

Leveraging

Loyalty

Mentors and sponsors

Key subordinates

Expanding capabilities over time


Individual career development

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How to avoid big career mistakes while getting ahead?

After interviewing more than 2000 executives, E.D. Betaf has identified the following career mistakes-which would come in the way of someone who wants to get ahead.

Having no plan: Conflict is an inescapable path of organisational life. So if you are in conflict with someone who could derail your career-think twice

before getting into the soup. Instead work out the details of a plan that would help you move closer to those who matter in your workspot.

Lacking expectations: People who don’t understand what their employer would expect them to deliver are bound to miss the bus. Always better to read your job description, identify important tasks to be carried out, seek

clarifications from your boss and deliver things in tune with your boss’s instructions.

Being a loner: The golden rule of work is relationships, relationships and relationships. Friendly relationships help you move closer to your colleagues, make you an important member of a team and build long- lasting bonds with people in other departments as well. It’s far too risky to be a loner and expect your work to speak for itself. Having allies who speak well of your has an added benefit in that it increases your visibility to top management.


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Advantages And Limitations Of Career Planning

Career planning offers significant benefits to both the individual and the

organisation. The employee has advance knowledge of available career

opportunities. He or she can set appropriate career goals and plan to

achieve them over a period of time. Organisations, too, can separate the

stars from the mediocre and reward the efforts of those who are hard

working and talented. This would, in turn, improve employer-employee

relations. On the negative side, for small scale units, career planning may

prove to be a difficult and costly exercise. Sometimes, local laws, union

pressures could upset career planning efforts. Not every company would

be able to resolve all career related issues successfully.

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Effective Career Planning

Effective career planning depends on a number of factors such as

Effective career planning Ensuring top management support

Setting appropriate corporate goals for human resources

Offering rewards for good performance

Placing employees depending on their talents, career aspirations etc

Laying down suitable career paths for all employees

Monitoring continuously to find where the organisation stands

Giving publicity to career related issues and actions

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Succession Management

Succession management focuses attention on creating and stocking pools of candidates with high leadership potential. It assures that key people are not just identified but also nurtured and developed into future leadership roles

Steps in succession management Identifying the shortage of leadership skills and defining the requirements

Identifying potential successors for critical positions

Coaching and grooming the 'star performers'

The interesting case of BAJAJ AUTO

Arm your successor

Begin at the edges

Start succession early

Prepare the organisation.

Acknowledgments http://careers.accenture.com/in-en/about/consulting/Pages/management-consulting-careers.aspx

http://www.careers.tcs.com/CareersDesign/Jsps/WorkingatTCS.jsp

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-09/india/28139161_1_nariman-s-point-junior-lawyers-final-list/2

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