Managing Careers
Chapter #10
Career Management
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Enables employees to develop their career
skills and interests.
Career development … a set of lifelong
activities that contribute to a person’s career
exploration
Career planning … is a deliberate process
through which ee establishes an action plan
to attain career goals
What ers can do to offer career
development.
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Avoid reality shock
Job rotation
Challenging entry level jobs
Performance appraisals
Mentoring
Managing promotions
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Upward movement not the norm anymore
Based on seniority or competence.
Transfers (chance to promote)
Maintain employee commitment
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Enrich jobs
Developmental opportunities
Job posting
Know Your Law
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ADEA
ADA
Promotion guideline must be clear and
objective.
Handling transfers
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Chance to promote
Create new position for growth
Vacated position
How do your maintain ee
commitment?
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Enrich jobs
Developmental activities
Set up career paths
So...where are you going?
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What career do you wish for??
How will you keep your career on track??
What is #1 reason why people get fired???
Make yourself indispensible
See your boss as a resource
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May have to use reverse behavior modification.
Learn how to manage upwardly
Build bridges
Only skip the scalar chain if your wishing to find
another job.
Know when to go
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NO JOB IS WORTH YOUR HEALTH AND WELL BEING
Places to go for help
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www.Monster.com
http://.mapping-your-future.org
http://www.ajb.dni.us (America’s job bank)
bls.gov
www. CareerJournal.com
OklahomaCareerTech
Psychtests.com