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    This chapter discusses managing careers and career development. It defines a career as the pattern of work-related experiences that span a person's life, including both paid and unpaid work. While organizations once focused on career planning, today both individuals and organizations must work together to match career needs. The chapter outlines traditional career stages of exploration, establishment, mid-career, and late career or decline, and stresses the importance of individuals taking responsibility for their own career enhancement through activities such as developing skills, gaining experience, and networking.

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    Fundamentals of Human Resource Management: Decenzo and Robbins

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    This chapter discusses managing careers and career development. It defines a career as the pattern of work-related experiences that span a person's life, including both paid and unpaid work. While organizations once focused on career planning, today both individuals and organizations must work together to match career needs. The chapter outlines traditional career stages of exploration, establishment, mid-career, and late career or decline, and stresses the importance of individuals taking responsibility for their own career enhancement through activities such as developing skills, gaining experience, and networking.

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    This chapter discusses managing careers and career development. It defines a career as the pattern of work-related experiences that span a person's life, including both paid and unpaid work. While organizations once focused on career planning, today both individuals and organizations must work together to match career needs. The chapter outlines traditional career stages of exploration, establishment, mid-career, and late career or decline, and stresses the importance of individuals taking responsibility for their own career enhancement through activities such as developing skills, gaining experience, and networking.

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    Fundamentals of Human Resource Management: Decenzo and Robbins

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    Fundamentals of Human

    Resource Management
    Eighth Edition

    DeCenzo and Robbins

    Chapter 9
    Managing Careers

    Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e,


    DeCenzo and Robbins
    Introduction
     Traditionally, career development is referred to
    programs offered by organizations to help employees
    advance within the organization.
     Today, each individual must take responsibility for his
    or her career.

    Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e,


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    Introduction
    Organizations now focus on matching the
    career needs of employees with the
    requirements of the organization.
    While many organizations still invest in
    their employees, they don’t offer career
    security and they can’t meet the needs of
    everyone in a diverse workforce.

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    What is a Career?
    Definition
    Pattern of work-related experiences that span the
    course of a person’s life.
    Reflects any work, paid or unpaid.
    Broad definition helpful in today’s work
    environment where employees and organizations
    have diverse needs.

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    What is a Career?
    Individual versus Organizational
    Perspective
    Organizational career planning –
    Developing career ladders, tracking
    careers, providing opportunities for
    development.
    Individual career development – Helping
    employees identify their goals and steps to
    achieve them.

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    What is a Career?
    Career Development versus Employee
    Development
    Career development looks at the long-term career
    effectiveness and success of organizational personnel.
    Employee training and development focuses on
    performance in the immediate or intermediate time
    frames.

    ?
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    What is a Career?
    Value for the Individual
    Individuals’ external career
    success is measured by criteria
    such as:
    progression up the hierarchy, type of
    occupation, long-term commitment,
    and income.
    Internal career success is
    measured by the meaningfulness
    of one’s work and achievement of
    personal life goals.
    Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e,
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    What is a Career?
    Mentoring and Coaching
    Effective coaches give guidance through
    direction, advice, criticism, and suggestion in an
    attempt to aid the employee’s growth.
    Mentors are typically senior-level employees
    who:
    support younger employees by vouching for them
    answering for them in the “highest circles”
    introducing them to others
    advising and guiding them through the corporate
    system
    Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e,
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    What is a Career?
    Mentoring and Coaching
    Disadvantages include:
    tendencies to perpetuate current styles and practices
    reliance on the coach’s ability to be a good teacher
    Considerations for organizations:
    coaching between employees who do not have a
    reporting relationship

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    Traditional Career Stages

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    Traditional Career Stages
    Exploration
    Includes school and early work
    experiences, such as internships.
    Involves:
    trying out different fields
    discovering likes and dislikes
     forming attitudes toward work and
    social relationship patterns

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    Traditional Career Stages

    Establishment
    Includes:
    search for work
    getting first job
     getting evidence of “success” or “failure”
    Takes time and energy to find a “niche” and to
    “make your mark”.

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    Traditional Career Stages
    Mid-Career
    Challenged to remain productive at
    work.
    Employee may:
    continue to grow
     plateau (stay competent but not
    ambitious)
    deteriorate

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    Traditional Career Stages
    Late career
    Successful “elder states persons” can enjoy
    being respected for their judgment. Good
    resource for teaching others.
    Those who have declined may experience job
    insecurity.
    Plateauing is expected; life off the job increases
    in importance.

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    Traditional Career Stages
    Decline (Late Stage)
    May be most difficult for those who
    were most successful at earlier stages.
    Today’s longer life spans and legal
    protections for older workers open the
    possibility for continued work
    contributions, either paid or volunteer.

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    Enhancing Your Career
    The individual holds primary responsibility for his/her career.
    Suggestions on how to do that are:

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