Using Social Media Profiles of Job Applicants for Hiring Decisions
The Advantages of using Information about Job Applicants from Facebook Profiles In recent years, there has been a noticeable trend among HR professionals to check the information supplied by a job applicant by comparing it with the information available on his or her Social Networking Websites or SNWs profile. While this trend first become apparent […]
Why we work and Managing Work-Life Balance and Thriving in Hyper-Competition
Why do we work? Why do we work? The obvious answer to this question would be that we need the money and benefits to support our families and ourselves. However, is money the only criterion for working? Moreover, many work to remain productive and active throughout their adulthood without which they would lapse into depression […]
Knowing Your Employees – An Overview
Any individual who strives hard to accomplish goals and objectives of a particular organization is called as employee. Employees are hired to perform specific duties as per their specialization, interest areas and previous experiences. Employees earn their salaries in exchange for their hard work, labour, knowledge and expertise. It is rightly said that the success […]
Things Employees Hide from Managers
Why do you think employees lie to their managers and superiors? There are several instances when employees feel compelled to hide the truth from their seniors. Let us go through some instances where the phrase “Honesty is the best policy” does not work. An employee will never tell his manager that the targets imposed on […]
What is Mental Health Awareness Month And Why has it Become so Popular in the US?
Why Did American Employers Mark May As The Mental Health Awareness Month? This year, the month of May was celebrated as Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States and Canada. Across the US and Canada, employers and employees alike took part in a month long activity binge, focusing on how the American and Canadian […]
Career management is conscious planning of one’s activities and engagements in the jobs one undertakes in the course of his life for better fulfilment, growth and financial stability. It is a sequential process that starts from an understanding of oneself and encompasses occupational awareness.
An individual’s career is the sole source of one’s natural expression of self. One school of thought describes work as the purpose of life and the source of one’s expression and the purpose of being or existence. Yet others believe that there is a wide difference between an individual’s career and his/her life. In any case, career is an integral component of one’s life and therefore the need for its management.
Career management is more or less like the organisational management; after all an organisation is nothing but an assortment of individuals!
The process of career management begins with the formulation of goals and objectives those that are short term or meant to be achieved in the short run. This is a tedious task compared to a long term career goal which is more or visionary in nature. Since the objective is short term or immediate, it is more of action oriented. Second it demands achievement every day, every moment.
Again this step can be very difficult for those who are not aware of the opportunities available or are not completely conscious of their talents. However more specific, measurable and achievable the goals greater are the chances of the management plan bearing fruit.
Achievement of goal requires a well chalked strategy, which implies a plan of action to achieve the goal. This has to be followed by drafting or establishment of procedures/policies/norms or rules that govern action or practice.
The final step in the career management process is evaluation of the career management plan for ensuring that progress is being made or if there is a need to introduce some changes in the latter.
One may also utilize the services of various career assessment tests at various stages to choose career paths that are in tandem with ones likes and dislikes, strengths and weaknesses. These tests range from ones that are small and brief to the ones that are exhaustive offering minute details. Some of the tests that one may like to undergo are MBTI (Myers and Briggs Type Indicator), SDI (Strength Deployment Inventory) and Multiple Intelligence among others.
The onus of career management is more on the individual self than the employer. Ensuring personal development in terms of skills, competencies, change in attitude with time are things one may need to take care of on one’s own. Short term goals need to met and evaluated.
The long term career goals need to be revised with the change in employment scenario and self; organisations may or may not be concerned in a big way or aligned to your priorities in career and life.
Often counselling is of major help in evaluating a job and the future prospects and for establishing clarity of values for they undergo a change with the passage of time!
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Current Employment Trends and Their Implications for Business, Society, and Individuals
February 12, 2025
