Career development consists of actions by individuals and organizations to achieve career plans. It aims to develop the long-term career effectiveness of employees as well as their effectiveness in the immediate future. Individuals use career anchors to stabilize their career choices, which are based on their distinct knowledge, skills, values, motives, and attitudes. Both employees and organizations play a role - employees are responsible for their own development through consistent performance, information sharing, contacts, job switches, mentors, and skills updates, while organizations use tools like self-assessments, counseling, opportunities, training programs, and special schemes.

1. CAREER DEVELOPMENT

2.  Career development consists of action undertaken
a
by the individual and or organisation to achieve a
career plan.
CAREER Long term career
DEVELOPMENT effectiveness of
employees
EMPLOYEE Effectiveness of employees
DEVELOPMENT in immediate future

3. CAREER ANCHORS
 In case of boats, anchors are put to prevent them from
drifting too far.
 Similarly individuals use career anchors to stabilize their
career choices.

4. CAREER ANCHORS
DISTINCT
KNOWLEDGE
SKILLS
VALUES
MOTIVES ATTITUDES

5. INDIVIDUAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT
 The employee is basically responsible for his own career
development and he should concentrate on the following
areas.
 The person should show consistent performance in job.
 Flow of information to higher authority.
 The person should develop personal and professional contacts.
 Job switching.
 The employee should take help of mentor. (senior authority)
 Qualified and knowledgeable juniors can be of immense help
in career progression.
 The employee should keep himself updated.

6. ORGANISATIONAL CAREER
DEVELOPMENT
 Self Assessment tools are used to understand the
interests, knowledge, skills, attitude and preference of
employees.
 Employee counseling through face to face meeting.
 Career opportunities.
 Development programmes are used to develop the managerial
skills.
 Special schemes for employees.