Career Development
Organisations clearly benefit from having individuals who deliberately plan their on-going development, and who pursue opportunities to develop and grow within their current job.
Those wishing to become more career focused are often interested in finding ways to:
- Discover their true strengths, passions, goals and ambitions
- Re-ignite their motivation for achieving excellence in their current job
- Fully utilise and develop their inate strengths to their own and to the organisation's advantage
- Identify areas of relative weakness that may be getting in the way of achievement and progress
- Become more strategic in their career choices, keeping an ultimate goal in mind.
Being focussed on career development does not make an individual disloyal or distracted from their current job. Individuals who have a framework in mind, and who are inspired and committed to their medium to long-term careers are better able to make the most of the opportunities presented within their current jobs. This is not just about taking every opportunity for training and development, but about discovering how to excel in their current job in order to fulfil their ambitions.
"About 80% of people are unhappy at work, and 20% are happy. Our culture has separated work from passion, and taught us to prefer a higher paycheck to higher happiness. That mistake costs us our souls. The goal of career development is to uncover one's gifts and passions, and to link them to the practical needs of the world. We call that 'being in the right place', 'finding a good fit', or 'making the best use of one's talents'." Kahlil Gibran
How to spot someone who is career development focused
Are they:
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Confident and self-aware, with an accurate knowledge of their personal strengths, qualities and limitations?
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Positive and motivated to achieve excellence, even when facing problems and/or difficulties?
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Willing and enthusiastic to take up training and development opportunities?
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Willing to participate in performance reviews/appraisals and to receive constructive feedback?
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Willing to volunteer for projects and tasks outside of their usual job specification?
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Able to stay focused on what's important - maintaining a healthy balance between meeting their own and the organisation's needs
Career Development Training from H2
Our career development training is designed to empower our delegates to become more focused on their personal and career development. We aim to strike a balance between presenting essential background information, and facilitating participative exercises and discussions that are both challenging and motivating, and that enable useful learning to take place that can be directly applied back in the workplace.
We can deliver career development training virtually, or at a venue of your choice, for any number of participants.
Ready-to-Go Courses: Over the past 24 years, we've worked hard to devise and develop a range of courses that suit the broad needs of our customers. Ready-to-Go course titles relating to the topic of career development include:
- Career Development
- Personal Development Planning
- Managing Your Manager ("Proactive Supervisee")
- Interview Skills
- CV Writing
Bespoke Courses: If you have something more specific in mind, we can design and deliver a tailored course for you. Following a short pre-course consultation, we'll put together a course programme that reflects your specified priorities, and that includes exercises based on real-life case studies/scenarios.
One-to-One Training: We also offer career development training for those who may benefit from the undivided attention of our trainer. These one-to-one sessions are entirely focused on the specific needs/interests of the delegate, and are extremely well received for achieving lasting learning and observable improvements.
No-obligation Quote
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