Answer to Question #204048 in Economics for Milicent

Question

The main dilemma in which the strength-based approach will bring into the HR department is based on the career management. Career management is the process by which the individual profession is being shaped and planned in accordance with the needs of the organisation. Career management is different from career development in that it is not based on the individual shaping their careers in accordance with their personal needs and inspirations.

3.1 Making reference to the above statement, what is the fundamental difference between career management and career development? (10)

3.2 What are some of the strategies companies can use to promote career management instead of career development in their organisation

Please use Harvard reference

Answer 1

Professional career management is the purposeful activity of the personnel service to develop the professional abilities of the individual, the accumulation of professional experience and its rational use both in the interests of the employee and in the interests of the enterprise (organization).

Career management is about helping staff achieve their professional development goals, the desire to pursue a personal career and realize their abilities.

Career management technique consists of a complex of interrelated actions, namely:

- Study and identification of the needs of the enterprise (organization) in personnel;

- Assessment of the abilities and personal qualities of the personnel;

- Development of options for planning the use of the employee;

- Individual conversation with the employee, consideration of the proposed option for the use of his labor and abilities (coordination and adjustment of the career plan);

- Development and approval of a career and professional development plan by the head of the enterprise (organization) and its implementation.

Career development is an ongoing process in which both employees and employers must make an effort to create an enabling environment so that they can achieve their goals at the same time.