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Career Development
Career development is the on-going and lifelong process of developing one’s career. Career development refers to managing one’s career in an intra-organizational or inter-organizational situations and involves training on new skills, higher job responsibilities, or making a career change.

Strategic Application
Career development is a strategic approach to improve employees performance and the overall performance of the organization. Below are four ways for organizations to become more strategic about career development


 * 1) Set time aside for strategic reflection
 * 2) Be clear on professional goals
 * 3) Invest in in-depth and valuable projects
 * 4) Build a personal



Career Development Tools

 * Career Path Information
 * Employee Guides and forms
 * Competency assessment tools
 * Individual development plans
 * Personal competency profiles
 * Learning resource catalogs
 * Action learning exercises
 * Formal development programs

Career Development Organizations

 * National Career Development Association
 * Maryland Career Development Association
 * California Career Development Association

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