Blog 7 - Employee Career Aspirations, How can organizations support?
Employee Career Aspirations, How can organizations support?
Career aspirations are employees’ vision for the future or is the long-term dream that an employee is pursuing. It’s the feeling that encourages employee to move ahead with his/ her plan.
Employee contribution is important to organizational effectiveness (Griffin et al., 2007; Strauss et al., 2015). This is because, in today's fast-paced business world, businesses rely largely on employees' innovative and creative ideas to outperform competitors, thrill customers, and provide better services. Many career theorists argue that, in response to this tendency, individuals have become more active and agentic in their professional development, developing strategies to meet their job demands and achieve their career goals. As a result, while managers are putting in a lot of work to figure out how to manage difficult business conditions, individuals are more motivated by their personal professional objectives than by organizational goals. So it is crucial to identify individual employee needs and support for their career development ( Khapova & Baraudi, 2018).
- Current information about the organization and future trends helps employees create more realistic career development goals
- Focus on skill development contributes to learning opportunities
- Opportunities for promotion and/or lateral moves contribute to the employee's career satisfaction
- A greater sense of responsibility for managing one's own career contributes to self-confidence
- Career planning and development clarifies the match between organizational and individual employee goals
- It's cost-effective to use your own staff talent to provide career development opportunities within your department
- Career development increases employee motivation and productivity
How can an organization
support individual career development?
- Conduct an annual individual development plan and career talk with employees, and have other supervisors in your department follow suit.
- Hold the department's supervisors accountable for assisting with employee growth.
- Create skill-development programs and activities like work rotation, cross-training, mentorship, internships, coaching, and career strategy groups.
- Leaders serve as a role model by participating in career and professional development opportunities.
- Employee career advancement is aided by on-the-job training and continuous education.
Encourage team members to enroll in appropriate business courses and workshops that will help them progress their careers. Many teams now require virtual learning possibilities, and fortunately, there are many economical solutions accessible.
- Leaders serve as a role model by participating in career and professional development opportunities.
- Support work-life balance
Encourage your staff to work smart, be efficient, and devote time and attention to their hobbies and interests outside of work. This piece of advice is particularly crucial for remote team members who may find it challenging to maintain business and personal life separate at times.
(Robert Half, 2022)
References
Khapova, S. & Baraudi, S., 2018. How Do Career
Aspirations Benefit Organizations? The Mediating Roles of the Proactive and
Relational Aspects of Contemporary Work. HYPOTHESIS AND THEORY.
Robert Half, 2022. Robert
Half Talent Solutions. [Online]
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