Career Development & Promotion

Career development is

• a formal approach used by the organization to ensure that people with the proper qualification and experiences are available when needed

• a general course that a person chooses to pursue throughout his or her working life

• the future positions one strives to reach as part of a career

• a flexible line of movement through which a person may travel during their work life

Career planning and development is important, except

• to increase turnover

• to satisfy employee needs

• to further personal growth

• to tap employee potential

Stages of Career Development in rank order refer to

• mid career, preparation for work, organisational entry, early career, and late career

• early career, preparation for work, organisational entry, mid career, and late career

• preparation for work, organisational entry, early career, mid career, and late career

• organisational entry, early career, preparation for work, mid career, and late career

Employee roles in career development are, except

• to accept responsibility for own career

• to seek out career information and resources

• to establish goals and career plans

• to provide training and development opportunities

Career development for both women and minorities are

• to accept women as valued members of the organization

• to provide internship

• to accommodate family facilities

• all as listed

An individual who receives a promotion normally receives

• a token of appreciation

• additional financial rewards

• an explicit acknowledgement

• a round of applause

A promotion is considered as, EXCEPT

• a recognition of an employee’s present performance

• a method to succession plan

• a reward of an employee’s achievement and contribution

• a scheme to motivate employee to strive for excellence

Advantages of seniority-based promotion are, except

• it is objective

• it can reduce biased promotions

• it can demotivate new and active employees

• it can eliminate frustration among senior employees

Promotion is done based on the

• Peter principle

• merit or seniority

• training attended

• gender

Obstacles in promotion can be caused by

• all as listed

• bias or favoritism

• competency or seniority

• nepotism