CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Career Development

Career Development

Introduction

Career is a broader concept than just a promotion through the ranks while working in one company. Modern career includes a series of different work done by moving between different organizations. Career requires active management; otherwise the chances are that an individual do not particularly do well in it. In modern countries, as in many other countries, the employee is largely true only to himself, his skills and, in part, a profession, but not his temporary employer. A large part of the modern workforce is very dynamic. In this paper we are discussing the Alex Montana Case. The main focus of this paper is on the statement to, evaluate the organization's career development practice in terms of how well it prepared "star" employees with their individual care.

Case of Alex Morgan

Alex Morgan was capable employee and organization was able to figure out his career and he progressed according to his skills and capabilities. Planning for Career Development has always been important, but today, analysts say Western countries that it has acquired a special significance, and the nature of career management has changed dramatically. Each individual to succeed in environment develops personal strategy for career development. By realizing this strategy, an individual can make the right decision, for example, if an individual do not like what an individual is doing, stop doing now (Ibarra, 2003).

Setting objectives

At this stage of the career planning process, people set their objectives professional an individual short and long term, usually related to desired positions (arrivals be director of sales in three years), level of use of the skills (use a budget as to improve the cash flow of the unit), assignment of work or acquisition of skills (Learn to use information systems human resources available in the company). These objectives ...