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Career Development - Meaning, Importance, Steps

& Example
What is Career Development?
Career development is the series of activities in an on-going/lifelong process of
developing one’s career which includes defining new goals regularly and acquiring skills
to achieve them. Career development usually refers to managing one’s career in an
intra-organizational or inter-organizational scenario. It involves training on new skills,
moving to higher job responsibilities, making a career change within the same
organization, moving to a different organization or starting one’s own business.
Career development is directly linked to the goals and objectives set by an individual. It
starts with self-actualization and self-assessment of one’s interests and capabilities. The
interests are then matched with the available options.
The individual needs to train himself to acquire the skills needed for the option or career
path chosen by him. Finally, after acquiring the desired competency, he has to perform
to achieve the goals and targets set by him.
Career development is directly linked to an individual’s growth and satisfaction and
hence should be managed by the individual and not left to the employer. Career
development helps an individual grow not only professionally but also personally.
Learning new skills like leadership, time management, good governance,
communication management, team management etc. also help an employee develop
and shape their career.

5 Steps of Career Development


There are various steps or stages in a person's overall career development:
1. Self Assessment
The first step in career development is the self assessment which means that the
individual has to assess oneself on the kind of career and growth one wants and what
kind of skills and interests are there.
2. Career Awareness
This stage is when an individual explores various career paths which align with the self
assessment done in the first step. Career awareness can be how a person can explore
various domains and types of jobs/work available
3. Goal Setting
This is the most important step in career development because this is where one
defines clear short term and long term goals to meet the career one aspires. Both short
term and long term goals need to be defined to begin with.
Short team goals would be more actionable but long term goals can be changed or
tweaked as per the growth.
4. Skill Training
Once the career and goals are set, one needs to acquire the right skills to achieve the
growth. Skill training can be done through self training or joining a structured training
program online or offline.
Once the right skills are acquired, one can start the final stage.
5. Performing
With all the right knowledge and skills, the important part is to perform the tasks and
jobs in the career successfully to grow in the career path.
The 5 steps are part of an ongoing process. Many times in a career, the person would
need to revisit the cycle to get the right career growth.
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 Career Planning
 Career Path
 Career Stages
 Career Mobility
 Career Plateau
 Importance of Career Development
 Every employee working in an organization is looking for a career development
which moves in the right direction. Career path taken by an employee determines
the growth. Career should be planned in a way that it moves forward.
 Career development provides the framework with skills, goals, awareness,
assessment and performance which helps an individual to move in the right
direction and achieve the goals one has in one's career. Careful career planning
is always useful for individuals to succeed professionally and also helps to boost
employee motivation in the organization

 What Is Career
Development?
 Career development refers to the lifelong process of
managing one’s learning, work, leisure, and career
transitions in order to move towards a personally
determined and continuously evolving future. It
encompasses various activities such as skill development,
goal setting, networking, and seeking opportunities for
professional advancement.
What is the meaning of career management?

Career Management is a life-long process of investing resources to accomplish your future career goals.
It is a continuing process that allows you to adopt to the changing demands of our dynamic economy.

What is the definition of career management practice?

Career management is the process of taking an active role in planning the future of your career through
structured plans and short-term and long-term goals. Career management includes achieving desired
positions and rewards like improved financial compensation or better benefits.

What is an example of career management?

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