career planning and development

Question 1

what are the phases of career*

Answer 1

1. apprenticeship
2. advancement/establishment
3. maintenance
4. retirement

Question 2

what is traditional career

Answer 2

a sequence of positions within an occupation or organisation

requires “knowing how” or having the appropriate skills and knowledge to provide a particular service or product

Question 3

what is protean career

Answer 3

employees know why and whom

frequently changes based on the changes in the person’s abilities,interest,values and in the work environment.

Question 4

what is employee/career development

Answer 4

combination of formal education,job experiences,relationships and assessment of personality and abilities to help employees prepare for future of their careers.

Question 5

what are the 4 approaches to employee development*

Answer 5

1.interpersonal relationships
employees can also develop skills and increase their knowledge about the organisation and its customer by interacting with a more experienced member
E.g mentor
2.job experiences
combination of tasks,relationships,problems,demands and other features of an employee’s jobs.
managers learn how to handle common challenges and prove themselves
3.formal education
workshops,short courses,lectures,business games. e.g many companies operate training and development centres.
4.assessment
collect information and provide feedback to employees on behaviour,skills,style and communication. come from peers,managers and customers.
tools used for assessment:
MBTI,assessment centers,benchmarks assessment,performance appraisal,360-degree feedbacl

Question 6

what are the key job experience events

Answer 6

1. job assignments
2. interpersonal relationships
3. types of transitions

Question 7

what are the 3 major objectives of career development

Answer 7

1. better inform the organisation and the individual about potential career paths within organisation
2. to meet immediate and future human resource needs of the organisation on a timely basis
3. to utilise existing human resource programs to the fullest by integrating activities that select,assign,develop and manage individuals careers within organisation’s plans.

Question 8

what are the development-related challenges

Answer 8

1. dysfunctional managers-manager that is otherwise competent may engage in some behaviours that make him ineffective and even toxic-stifle ideas and drive away good employees
2. glass ceiling-circumstances resembling on invisible barrier that keeps women and minorities from attaining top positions in the company
3. succession planning-process of identifying and tracking high potential employees who will be able to fill top management positions when they become vacant