NEW MODEL OF CAREER ADVANCEMENT:Career portability, HUMAN RELATIONS SELF-ASSESSMENT

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Human Relations MGMT611

Lesson 31

NEW MODEL OF CAREER ADVANCEMENT

Background

We have learnt in the previous lectures how good work habits help us in advancing our career and how do

they contribute in our personal and professional success. We need to learn new things to bring success in

our career with the changing environment. We need to learn alternative models for the career advancement.

Local environments are changing rapidly in the changing global environment. In the context of globalize

world we need to change our strategies at all levels. We can't change the environment, we have to change

ourselves. Change has created new environment and new environment demand new skills and new

strategies for career development.

New model of career advancement

This lecture describes alternative model of developing our career. The suggestions in this lecture should

help the person achieve career portability, the ability to move from one employer to another when

necessary. Career advancement has acquired a shift in emphasis in recent years to accommodate the new

organizational structures. The key components of the new model of career advancement are as follows:

Career portability (components)

1. More emphasis on horizontal growth, with a focus on new learning.

Initially you used to move from lower ranks to upper ranks in an organization. This strategy has undergone

a change now. Now the emphasis is given on learning new skills instead of relying only on skills you already

have. As the change in environment help learning new things, that is why you should learn to appreciate the

change of doing different jobs in the same organization.

2. More emphasis on temporary leadership assignments.

You should realize the fact that in today's changing world; organizations give temporary assignments to

their employees. If you play the leadership role under certain circumstances; you can supposed to be play

some other role next time.

3. Climbing the ladder of self-fulfillment

Or finding work that is self-fulfilling.

4. Being promoted as much for learn-how as know-how.

(Learn-how is the capability to learn.) Learning ability is more important than present skills. Companies

prefer those employees who have the ability to learn new things. Many organizations pay their employees to

make them learn new skills. This is because present knowledge is becoming obsolete due to rapid

technological and environmental changes.

Quiz

Knowing about yourself is very important in the development of your career. Career development activities

inevitably include answering some penetrating questions about you, such as the 13 questions that follow.

You may need several hours to do a competent job answering these questions. After individuals have

answered these questions about themselves, it may be profitable to hold a class discussion about the

relevance of the specific questions.

Examine your answers in several years to see

(1) How well you are doing in advancing your career and

(2) How much you have changed.

Keep the following information in mind in answering this inventory: People are generous in their self-

evaluations when they answer career development inventories. So you might want to discuss some of your

answers with somebody else who knows you well.

Human Relations MGMT611

HUMAN RELATIONS SELF-ASSESSMENT

The Career Development Inventory

1. How would you describe yourself as a person?

Are you friendly, cynic, introvert or extrovert etc; what type of person are you? Knowing about your

personality attributes will help you in your career advancement.

2. How would you describe yourself as a technical person?

You should be aware of your technical skills. Do you know how to operate computer? Do you have the

knowledge of operating any other machine or gadget?

3. What are you best at doing? Worst?

You should know what you can do best and where do you fumble? Are you good at desk jobs or you are

comfortable with field work?

4. What are your two biggest strengths or assets?

Write down two such things which you think are your asset? You have a car. You can drive a car. You have

any technical skill. You have foreign language proficiency, etc.

5. What skills and knowledge will you need to acquire to reach your goals?

In your opinion, what do you think are the required skills and knowledge that help achieve your goals in

life?

6. What are your two biggest accomplishments?

Jot down on a piece of paper your biggest achievements in life. Write down the factors behind those

achievements. Do you think, it happened because of your social net work, your hard work, your luck, or

because of a skill or knowledge etc. that you have.

7. Write your obituary (short biography at death) as you would like it to appear.

Write down how would you like to be remembered, when you are dead. It will help you set and achieve

your goal. You will strive to achieve that goal. Write an obituary telling what you have done for your family,

community or the country.

8. What would be the ideal job for you?

What is your dream come true job? By knowing this you can think of the way/route to achieve your goal.

9. What career advice can you give yourself?

You can be your best adviser as you are the one who knows your strengths and weaknesses, your likes and

dislikes the best. Seeking advice from others is good but it is much more useful if you could advise yourself.

10. Describe the two peak work-related experiences in your life.

Write down two experiences of your work life that you think brought changes in your life. What made you

do what you did? What are the conditions that made you do what you did?

11. What are your five most important values (the things in life most important to you)?

It could be the wish of your mother/father. It could be your desire. It could be anything you give value.

12. What goals in life are you trying to achieve?

If you know your goals in life you can have a relatively clearer track to achieve those goals.

13. What do you see as your niche (sport where you best fit) in the modern world?

Last but not least. Know your niche. Know the best area where you can perform the best.

The new model of career advancement fits a definition of career success as attaining the twin goals of

organizational rewards and personal satisfaction.

References:

Dubrin, A.J. (2005). Human Relations: Career and Personal Success. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey,

07458.

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