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HRM514 - Contemporary Issues in Human Resource | Assignment

   

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CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN HUMAN RESOURCE 1TRADITIONAL CAREER MANAGEMENT MODELNameCourseProfessorUniversityCityDate

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN HUMAN RESOURCE 2There are several issues and challenges that human resource managers face in the todayworld. These issues may comprise technological changes, diversification, legislations affectingthe workplace and many others. This paper seeks to explore the issues concerning careerdevelopment using traditional career management model.Career management is a continuous process that occurs throughout the career of anindividual. It’s the process through which employees become aware of their strengths,weaknesses, values, identify career goals and come up with an action plan to achieve those goals.The model shows the process workers progress in stages and each stage is characterized bydifferent tasks, roles, activities. There are four stages of career management. They include; self-assessment, reality check, goal setting and action planning. (Greenhaus, 2009)The first stage is self-assessment whereby employees try to use the information availableto identify their career interests, behavior, tendencies, and aptitude. This is often a psychologicaltest. Reality check is the second stage where employees receive information about how thecompany evaluates their knowledge and skills and where they have a proper fit with thecompany's plans.Goal setting is the next stage which involves the process of employees coming up withlong term and short term objectives to be achieved in their careers. The action plan is the laststage. Employees determine the strategies that can help them meet the objectives set. The planought to be clear, complete and current and should be subject to the changing trends in theorganization (Chang 2002, p. 10)

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