Career and Succession Planning

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CAREER PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

CAREER denotes a succession of related jobs, arranged in a hierarchy of prestige, through which persons move in an ordered, predictable sequence. A career refers to the different jobs a person holds over his on her life.

The processes & Activities that prepares one for a job are parts of career.
Job related attitudes, values & beliefs are integral aspects of a career. The relationship of a persons self-identity to work is a dimension of a career.
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Career anchors
These are distinct patterns of self-perceived talents, attitudes, motives and values that guide and stabilise a persons career after several years of real world experiences.

eight career anchors

Managerial competence Technical competence Security Creativity Autonomy Dedication to a cause Pure challenge

Life style

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CAREER PLANNING is a process by which one selects career goals & the path to these goals. From organisationss view, it means helping the employees to plan their career in terms of their capacities within the context of organisation needs. It involve designing an organisational system of career movement & growth opportunities for employees from the employment stage to the retirement stage.
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Process of career Planning

1) Identifying Individual Needs & Aspirations

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3) 4)

Analysing Career Opportunities

Aligning Needs & Opportunities. Action Plans & Periodic Review
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Career Development
Career development consists of the personal actions are undertakes to achieve a career plan. Requirements of Effective Career Planning Top Management Support Growth & Expansion Clear Goals Proper Selection Motivated & Hardworking Staff Proper Age Balance Management of career stress Fair Promotion Policy Adequate Publicity.
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P E R Exploration Establish ment Mid Career Late Career Decline

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O R M A N C Transition from college to work Getting first job & being accepted Performance increase or decrease on maintain The elder states person Retirement

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Dissatisfies with internal career opportunities

External Mobility

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Career Develop ment

Matching the Individual & the career

(Successful Matching) (Mismatching

Providing Performance Progression in New Career

Satisfactory Dissatisfactory

Appraising the Individual & the career & finding the suitable career.

Develop the Employee through Self Development by the organizations to meet the career Demands

Upgrading , Transferring, Promotion

Demotion

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Steps involved in establishing a Career Development system

Step 1 : NEEDS : This step involves, conducting a need assessment as training programme. Step 2 : Vision : The needs of the career system must be linked with the interventions. Step 3: Action Plan : An action plan should be formulated in order to achieve the vision.

Step 4: Result : Career development programme should be integrated with the organisations on going employee training & management development programme & they must be evaluated from time to time. Human Resource Management 9

Why career planning?

Career planning seeks to meet the following objectives

Attract and retain talent Use human resources properly and achieve greater productivity Reduce employee turnover Improve employee morale and motivation Meet the current and future human resource needs of the organisation
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Effective Career Planning

Effective career planning depends on a number of factors such as

Ensuring top management support

Setting appropriate corporate goals for human resources Offering rewards for good performance

Placing employees depending on their talents, career aspirations etc

Laying down suitable career paths for all employees

Monitoring continuously to find where the organisation stands

Giving publicity to career related issues and actions
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Succession Planning
Through succession planning organisations ensure a steady flow of internal talent to fill important vacancies. Succession planning encourages hiring from within and creates a healthy environment where employees have careers and not merely jobs. It should be noted here that career planning (which covers executives at all levels), by its very nature, includes succession planning (which covers key positions at higher levels) Human Resource Management 12

Succession Planning Process

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