Career Management

Learning Objective 1

  • Discuss what employers and supervisors can do to support employees’ career development needs.

After appraising performance, it’s often necessary to address career-related issues and to discuss them with subordinates. We’ll address career planning and related topics in this chapter.

Before proceeding, we should define some of the terms we will be using. We may define career as the occupational positions a person holds over the years. Career management is a process for enabling employees to better understand and develop their career skills and interests and to use these skills and interests most effectively both within the company and after they leave the firm. Career development is the lifelong series ...

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