Articles on Career Development

Career Development – Overview

People are the most important resource an organization can have. So, it becomes prime responsibility of the organizations to take...

Importance of Career Development

Although the business environment has been endlessly experiencing negative changes such as economic downsizing and restructuring resulting in fewer hierarchical...

Designing Career Development Systems

Organizational career development process includes both individuals and institutions. Individuals plan their own careers whereas institutions or organizations manage the...

Benefits of a Career Development System

Career development programs are most effective when they are integrated with the organization’s ongoing training and development strategies. For being...

Components of a Career Development System

A career development system includes a variety of components for use in the organizations. In order to increase the efficiency...

Objectives of Career Development Systems

Career development has become primary activity of organizations in order to create a pool of talented employees as well as...

Career Development Issues with Teams

Teams are increasingly being considered as a unit of work world over. Organisations seek harmony, coordination and oneness in teams...

Mentoring and Career Development

Mentoring is one of the most effective career development program these days. In India it is gaining popularity even among...

Career Management – Meaning and Important Concepts

Career management is conscious planning of one’s activities and engagements in the jobs one undertakes in the course of his...

Indicators of Career Program Effectiveness

A career development program is a planned mechanism to integrate a series of activities related to individual career planning by...

Implications of Workplace Changes for Individuals and Organizations

Career, as a series of upward moves of income, status, power and security has died long back. In 21st century,...

Organizational Assessment Programs

The purpose of organization assessment programs is to evaluate the potential of employees for growth and development within the organization....

Benefits of Formal Succession Planning

Succession planning is one of the most important career development tools used by organizations. This is done to determine the...

Career Programs for Special Target Groups

Career development programs are designed to meet specific needs and requirements of a particular group of employees. They can be...

Policies on Hiring Couples and Relocation Assistance

Recent studies have shown that many employees are less willing to accept relocation offers from their employers. The most important...

Career Personality Tests

A career personality test centers on finding what a particular individual is best at and for what types of jobs...

Career Ladders and Career Paths

Typically a career involves a growth path which takes an individual to a higher position in the organizational hierarchy over...

Employment Counselling and Career Development

Many firms across the globe have realized the necessity of employment counselling. One of the reasons is to create a...

Self Improvement: Investing in Oneself is a Continuous Process

Tough Times Need Tough People When the going gets tough, the tough get going. This is the simple message that...

Role of Organization in Self Improvement of Employees

Self improvement refers to a process where an individual continuously tries to upgrade his/her knowledge and hone his/her existing skills...

The Role of Mentors during Education and Professional Lives

Having someone to guide us through the vicissitudes of life is always good and especially so when one is going...

Some Tips for Graduates Appearing for Placement Interviews

The ultimate objective of management graduates is to land their dream job and to start a highflying corporate career. The...

Some Tips for Fresh Graduates Entering the Corporate World

Getting a job in these recessionary times is difficult. More so, getting the dream job of yours in a coveted...

What Recruiters look for in Management Graduates ?

The reason why students enroll in management programs is that apart from graduating with a degree in management, they would...

Tips for new employees in an organization

Being in a new job brings in lot of apprehensions, anxiety, and do’s and don’ts. Here is what should be...

Changing Jobs Mid-Career or After a Few Years into the First Job

Lateral career moves are common in the corporate world and there are some specific strategies that one can follow when...

Some Points to Consider About Executive Management Programs

In recent years, many business schools in China, Singapore, and India apart from other Asian countries have been offering one...

Some Thoughts on Specialized and Niche Management Programs

Many management programs are offered by leading business schools that specialize in a particular nice or field of management. Prominent...

The Difference between Business Schools in the West and the East

The Recruitment Process There are many differences between the business schools in the West and the East. Starting with the...

Reinvent Yourself at Every Stage of your Career to Stay in the Competitive Race

Students and working professionals have to reinvent themselves at every stage of their student lives and careers. Especially in the...

Tips to Prepare for the Future

It is essential for an individual to prepare not only for his/her present but also for the future. You need...

Role of Management in Preparing Employees for the Future

Management plays an important role in helping employees to prepare for the future. You need to motivate your employees not...

The Importance of Networking for Management Graduates and Professionals

Networking for Management Graduates If you are in a business school or college, chances are that networking would be useful...

Industry Academia Collaborations Add Value to Corporates and Universities

The Need for Industry Academia Collaborations Industry and Academia cannot exist independently of each other. Just as the education system...

Choosing the Right Business School and Major in the Course

An important decision that confronts all aspiring management graduates is about the kind of business school that they would want...

How to Choose Electives and Optional Courses in Line With Building Ones Profile

Strategic Choice of Electives and Optional Courses Often, students in business schools wonder about the kind of electives and optional...

Strategies for Professionals on how to Deal with Gloomy Economic Conditions

How to deal with Paltry Hikes and Bonuses The gloomy economic conditions prevalent in the West and most parts of...

How to Develop a Long Term Perspective

The Temptations of Living in the Present and the Perils of Forgetting the Future The digital revolution has accelerated change...

Summer Internships in Business Schools: How to Choose Them

The typical business school course is structured in such a manner that students get the chance to intern in companies...

Lowering the Education Costs in America

The cost of education in America is skyrocketing. It is for this reason that more American policymakers are looking at...

Top MBA Colleges in India – Ranking, Eligibility, Admission

Everyone, right from a humanities graduate to an engineer or a commerce executive, aspire for an MBA degree. Just after...

Role of Personal Development in Career Growth

Who do you think is a valuable employee? An individual becomes a burden on his/her organization when he fails to...

Steps in Personal Development Planning Process

Personal development is no rocket science and one really needs to have patience and believe in oneself. There is no...

Executive Management Programs and Part Time Management Programs

Look before you Leap The trend of business schools offering executive management programs and part time MBAs has accelerated over...

For those Nearing their Forties: How to Plan for your Second Half of Career and Life ?

If the previous generation was the first to contemplate life after retirement as the Industrial revolution and the birth of...

Lateral Placements and Some Strategies for those with Work Experience in Business Schools

In recent years, the number of students with work experience has gone up in the business schools around the world....

Why Professionals and Students Must Invest in Specialized Skills

The Second Machine Age and its Implications for Manufacturing and Services Many Asian countries benefited from outsourcing of manufacturing and...

Skills are a Key Ingredient of Success in Contemporary Organizations

Types of Skills In a world where unprecedented change and relentless competition between individuals, companies, nations, and other players is...

How to Deal with Envy at Workplace ?

Envy at work is a thing which is surely not easy to be dealt with, but must certainly be managed...

Career Choices for the Present Times

The four career choices analyzed here are entrepreneurship, freelancing, sabbaticals, and regular full time employment. While all of these are...

Skilling the Workforce to Make them Employable and Contribute to Economic Growth

Need for a Skilled Workforce Any employer needs a workforce that is competent and has expertise in the niche that...

What is LinkedIn and Why Having a Linked in Profile is Important

LinkedIn, as most of us are aware of, is akin to a social networking site like Facebook to be precise....

How to Use the Summary Section in LinkedIn and Describe Your Experiences

The summary section in Linkedin is little critical section. It is different than that of a resume summary. To quickly...

How to Manage Skills and Endorsements on Linkedin

Linkedin Advises: When you log in to your LinkedIn account, it sometimes comes up with a suggestion whether you are...

Gathering Recommendations and Getting Endorsed

First and foremost, we need to understand these terms like endorsements and recommendations in the wide world of LinkedIn. To...

Joining Groups on Linkedin

In today’s time, LinkedIn has become a great tool to network. And because of the Group concept, you can get...

How to Project Yourself as a Brand by Using Strong Keywords and Updating the Profile Periodically

Before we begin with the topic, we need to understand few pointers such as what is branding? How would you...

Do’s and Don’ts of LinkedIn

Do’s of Linkedin Profile Picture: Many people ignore this crucial aspect. If I talk about from my personal experience, I...

What is Group Discussion and How is it Different from a Debate

Hiring is not an easy process as it seems to be. For hiring a suitable candidate, recruiters may conduct several...

Objectives of Conducting a Group Discussion

Why is a Group Discussion Organized ? In the previous article, we talked about what is group discussion, the basics...

Importance of Active Listening and Asking Clarifications in a Group Discussion

Communication has it two ways – one is verbal, and the other one is written or non-verbal. The way communication...

Non Verbal Cues and its Importance in Group Discussion

This is a well-established fact that communication is very important in today’s competitive world and surroundings. Before we understand what...

Laid off in your 40s? Jobless in your 30s? Some Practical Advice on your Next Moves

The New Normal of Job Insecurity and Joblessness In recent months, we have been reading and hearing a lot about...

Phases in a Group Discussion: Introduction, Central Group Discussion and Summarization

To work in any organization, it is essential to work in a team because no organization can run with a...

Role of Participants in a Group Discussion

The Group discussion is a task, which is generally aimed at understanding and evaluating candidate’s behavior in a group. Through...

How Open Minded are You in a Group Discussion

Open-mindedness is another name of liberalism or progressiveness. But here in the context of Group discussion, open-mindedness is being directly...

Student Loans and the Rising Cost of Useless Degrees

The baby boomers were the first generation to truly experience affluence. However, they were also the first generation to truly...

Some Things to Consider When Choosing Off-Beat or Non-Mainstream Careers

Career Options in Our Parents and Grandparents Generations In our grandparents and parents generations, it was the norm to choose...

The Dilemma Facing Students and Professionals: Generalization or Specialization ?

The Dilemma between Specialization and Specialization If you are a student who is planning an MBA (Master of Business Administration)...

Tips for Professionals on Making Smart Career Moves during your Working Life

Determining Whether you want to be a Big Fish in a Small Pond or Small Fish in a Big Pond...

Tips and Suggestions for Those Wishing to Enter Creative Professions

If you are thinking of making a living through creative professions such as writing, design, art, or the other creative...

Career Advice for Those Over 40: Averting a Midlife Crisis and Finding Meaning in Work

What is a Midlife Crisis and How Does it Manifest? A Midlife Crisis or the crisis that stalks those over...

Current Employment Trends and Their Implications for Business, Society, and Individuals

Changing Nature of Work and the Trends in Employment The world of work is changing. Part Time and Freelance employment...

Designing and Implementing an Effective Work from Home Policy

Need for Effective Work from Home Policies With work from home and remote working becoming quite popular and the norm...

How Self Learning can help you be Ahead of the Curve in a Fast Changing World

The shelf life of working professionals is reducing by the day. While in the immediate years after the Second World...

Why Reskilling Might be the Solution to Avoiding Job Losses from Automation and Robots

The Gloom and Doom over Job Losses and How Reskilling can Help It has now become routine to read about...

Income Sharing Agreement: An Answer to Student Debt?

American students have been burdened with student debt. Much has been read and written about the mountains of debt that...

Transitioning From College to the Corporate World: Challenges and Approaches

The Real Learning Is Outside the Classroom Management professionals usually attend engineering and business schools as part of their education...

HRM Strategies for the Post Covid Era and the New Normal of Virtual Workplaces

Why HRM Needs a Paradigm Shift to Deal with the Challenges of the New Normal Like other functions in corporates...

What is Career Path Mapping and Why Organizations Gain from Mapping Career Paths

What are a Career Path and a Career Map and Why Employees Need Such Plans Professionals join organizations in the...

Does Academic Excellence Guarantee Professional Success or It Just Gives a Head Start?

How Our Entire Merit Based System is Built on Rewarding Graduates with Good Grades Often, it is though those students...

Why the Future of Learning is Virtual and How to Prepare for Online Education Models

The Future of Learning is Online and it is Time we started preparing for the same The Covid Pandemic forced...

The Myth of the 8 Hour Workday! Why we need a New Approach to Productivity

How the 8 Hour Workday Concept Became the Gold Standard and Why it is Outdated One of the enduring legacies...

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