Career Development Tools

Question 1

Self-Assessment

Answer 1

A review of skills the employee needs to develop from the employee’s perspective

Question 2

Apprenticeship

Answer 2

An on-the-job experience geared at developing a specific technical skill

Question 3

Job rotation

Answer 3

A plan for employees to move from job to job with the goal of building competencies in new areas

Question 4

Job enlargement

Answer 4

Giving employees more tasks to do that are still within the scope of their current job to provide them with a variety in their work

Question 5

Job enrichment

Answer 5

Adding increased responsibilities to a job role

Question 6

Project team participation

Answer 6

Used as a developmental exercise to give an employee the opportunity to gain exposure to other parts of the organization and to build cross-cultural skills

Question 7

Internal mobility

Answer 7

Career development through promotion, demotion, transfer or relocation; demotions are not usually seen as a development tool–however, when an employee is placed into a more suitable role, they are more likely to excel and develop new competencies that can take them to the next level

Question 8

Dual career ladders

Answer 8

Two formal career paths for professional and technical employees: one path includes managerial roles as the employee grows in their career and the other path does not require managerial roles to increase the scope and compensation for work

Question 9

Coaching

Answer 9

A relationship formed for a specific period of time to address a developmental issue

Question 10

Mentoring

Answer 10

An ongoing relationship between a mentor and mentee, which can be formal or informal, and focused on developing skills the mentee desires to grow