CAREER AND SUCCESSION

PLANNING

PRESENTED BY-
DEEPAK KHANDELWAL
 CAREER

A career is the work a person does. It is the sequence of

jobs that an individual has held throughout his or her
working life .
E.g. occupation of nursing.
 Chosen Profession for your life. Requires a
willingness to get the training needed to build your
skills for the future.
 CAREER PLANNING

“Career planning consists

of activities and actions
that you take to achieve
your individual career
goals.”
 CAREER PLANNING
It is the life- long process a person goes through to learn about
himself such as-
• Purpose,
• Personality
• Interests
• Skills
• Talents
Develop a self- concept, learn about careers, and work
situations.
Make a career choice, while developing and coping social skills.
Contd..

The major focus is matching personal goals and

opportunities that are realistically available.
Career planning is building bridges from one’s current
job/career to next job/career.
Well-conceived career plan is flexible to accommodate
changing opportunities for development.
 Importance of Career Planning

People leave an organization due to lack of career growth

Deeper focus on an employee’s aims and aspirations
High-level vision and goals of company are clearly made
known to employees
Growth of an organization is intrinsically linked with the
growth of an individual
Matching organization vision & employees aspirations is must
Who is responsible for planning ones career

Individual Organization
 Self Assessment

Job Search Individual career

planning process Academic/ Career
options

Relevant /Practical
Experience
 1. Self- Assessment
Aware of the interrelationship
between self and occupational
choice.
Interests Abilities

Learning interests, abilities, skills,

and work values.
Assessing aspirations and Values Personality

motivation level.
Identify personality style.
 2. Academic / Career options
Investigate the world of work in greater
depth, narrow a general occupational
direction into a specific one.
Learning academic and career entrance
requirements.
Learning skills and experience required.
Planning academic and career alternatives.
 3. Relevant / Practical experience
Gain practical experience through internships, cooperative
education Testing new skills and try diverse experiences.
Assessing likes and dislikes of work values, skills, work
environments.
Assessing if different coursework or skills are needed for
your targeted career goals.
4. Job Search

Learning how to prepare resume and cover letters, and

complete employment applications.
Learning and implementing job search strategies.
Learning and practicing interviewing skills.
Narrow your choices.
Organizational career planning
process

Projected Outcome

Career planning options

Transitions

Career Time

Direction
 SUCCESSION PLANNING

Getting the right number of people with the right skills,

experiences, and competencies in the right jobs at the right
time.
 Why Succession Planning?
 Engages senior management in a disciplined review of
organizational talent
 Guides development activities of staff
 Brings HR systems into alignment
 Assures continuity of key positions / Avoids transition problems.
 Assures new managers are prepared for their jobs
 Focus on Organizational Effectiveness
It’s OUR future. WE need to make
our career decision!!