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Career Choices and Career Paths
Author(s) -
Margerison C.,
Smeed B.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
asia pacific journal of human resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1744-7941
pISSN - 1038-4111
DOI - 10.1177/103841118402200207
Subject(s) - variety (cybernetics) , process (computing) , career development , competition (biology) , work (physics) , performance appraisal , career portfolio , public relations , cognitive information processing , career counseling , psychology , marketing , business , management , applied psychology , political science , computer science , social psychology , economics , engineering , mechanical engineering , ecology , artificial intelligence , biology , operating system
Developing a successful career is becoming increasingly difficult due to the rapid changes taking place in society and the increasing competition for jobs. Large organizations are paying more attention to assessing peoples careers. A variety of means including assessment centres, psychological testing, performance appraisal, career counselling, project workshops and other means are currently in use. The aim is not just to identify, train and promote the senior executives of tomorrow. It is to enable people to have a job in which they can use their skills to the best and learn to extend themselves to the next level. The design of a career system where people can gain the requisite experience to do their work is a complicated process. Having the right people in the right place at the right time is easy to say but very difficult to do.