1. Managing Careers Chapter #10

2. Career Management Enables employees to develop their career skills and interests. Career development … a set of lifelong activities that contribute to a person’s career exploration Career planning … is a deliberate process through which ee establishes an action plan to attain career goals

3. What ers can do to offer career development. Avoid reality shock Job rotation Challenging entry level jobs Performance appraisals Mentoring

4. Managing promotions Upward movement not the norm anymore Based on seniority or competence. Transfers (chance to promote) Maintain employee commitment – Enrich jobs – Developmental opportunities – Job posting

5. Know Your Law Title Vll ADEA ADA Promotion guideline must be clear and objective.

6. Handling transfers Chance to promote Create new position for growth Vacated position

7. How do your maintain ee commitment? Enrich jobs Developmental activities Set up career paths

8. So...where are you going? What career do you wish for?? How will you keep your career on track?? What is #1 reason why people get fired??? Make yourself indispensible

9. See your boss as a resource May have to use reverse behavior modification. Learn how to manage upwardly Build bridges Only skip the scalar chain if your wishing to find another job. Know when to go NO JOB IS WORTH YOUR HEALTH AND WELL BEING

10. Places to go for help www.Monster.com http://.mapping-your-future.org http://www.ajb.dni.us (America’s job bank) bls.gov www. CareerJournal.com OklahomaCareerTech Psychtests.com