Chapter 10 Career Planning Falkenberg Stone and Meltz

Chapter Overview Reasons for career planning n Relation to other HRM functions n What people want from their careers n Elements of career planning programs n Facilitating career planning and development n Career planning issues n 10. 1

Career Planning includes: 1. Assessment of an employee's abilities and potential 2. Determination of logical paths of movement between jobs 3. Efforts to channel individual career interests in directions compatible with the organization’s future human resource needs. 10. 2

Reasons for Career Planning n n n n Desire to develop and promote employees from within Shortage of promotable talent Desire to aid individual career planning Strong expression of interest by employees Desire to improve productivity Employment equity/diversity program commitments Concern about turnover Desire for a positive recruiting image 10. 3

Career Planning: Relation to Other HRM Functions Human Resource Planning Organizational Entry Performance Appraisal Career Planning Job Analysis Training and Development 10. 4

Schein’s Career Anchors Managerial competence n Technical/Functional competence n Security n Creativity n Autonomy and independence n 10. 5

Career Stages Trial stage n Establishment/Advancement stage n Mid-career stage n Late-career stage n 10. 6

Elements of Career Planning Programs n n Individual assessments of abilities, interests, career needs, and goals Organizational assessments of employees’ abilities and potential Communication of information about career options and opportunities with the organization Career counseling to set realistic goals and plan for their attainment 10. 7

Common Assessment Centre Dimensions n n n n n Oral communication skill Written communication skill Job motivation Initiative Planning and organization Analysis Management control Leadership Judgement 10. 8

Facilitating Career Planning and Development Organizational entry n The job n The boss n Organizational structure and procedures n Human resource policy n Mentoring n 10. 9