Career Planning

Definition
Career Planning can be defined as A goal that you
desire to achieve in a selected field or occupation
with a well thought out plan to get you there.

Why Important?
Because it is your career .
Less job security and employer loyalty.
Technical knowledge and skills obsolescence.

Steps involved in career planning

1.

KNOWLEDGE OF WORK
ENVIORNMENT

2.

KNOWLEDGE OF SELF
(Who I am)

3. INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE OF WORK

ENVIORNMENT AND SELF
(What is going on around me in the company)

4. GOAL DEVELOPMENT
(What do I want to accomplish?)

4. METHOD FOR TAKING ACTION

(What action will I take?)

Individual
Development Plan

Step 1: Knowledge of Work Environment

(What is going on around me?)
How is the mission of my organization.
What are the organizations changing needs regarding the
workforce and what new expertise and skills will be required
or desirable?
What opportunities are available for developing these new
expertise and skills.
How might my role (job) change in my organization? How
can I prepare for or develop new skills for these changes?
New expertise and skills my organization wants me to learn
include.

Step 2: Knowledge of Self

(Who am I?)
Of the new and recent developments in my organization or
field, what interests me the most?
What are my current strengths for pursuing these interests?
Of all the things I have done in the last projects (work and
non-work related), what specific activities and functions have
energized me the most?

Step 3: Integration of Knowledge of Self and Work

Environment
(How well do my company and I match up?)
In what areas do my interests and personal plans overlap
with the changing needs of my organization?
What knowledge, skills or abilities are important for
increasing or maintaining the quality of my performance in
my present assignments?
What knowledge, skills or abilities would help prepare me for
opportunities or roles I might have in the future?

Step 4: Goal Development

(What do I want to accomplish?)
A goal is a statement of a desired outcome or accomplishment
which is specific, observable and realistic.
What I want to accomplish by this time next year is...
What I want to accomplish by the end of the second year is...
What barriers or obstacles might prevent me from
accomplishing my goals on time (e. g., time, money, other
commitments, etc.)?
What can I do to overcome these barriers or obstacles? What
resources are available to help me?

Step 5: Method for Taking Action

(What actions will I take?)
There is a wide range of potential actions for me to consider in
order to achieve my goals.
In planning my career moves, I must be open to consider all
the possibilities.
Lateral Move
Job Enrichment
Downshifting
Change work setting

Individual Development Plan (IDP)

Please see the template

Thank You