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The Journal of Nepalese Business Studies

Vol. I

No. 1

Dec. 2004

Human Resource Management: Career Development
Dhruba Kumar Budhathoki*

ABSTRACT
This paper mainly emphasizes on career development which is gaining much importance in recent times in order to retain skilled, competent and result oriented people in the organization. This paper invites special attention in this area of organizations. PEOPLE ARE THE SOURCES of all productive effort in organizations. Organizational effectiveness depends on the performance of people working in organizations. Better people achieve better results. As a part of human resource management, every organization should acquire and retain skilled, competent, and motivated employees, …show more content…

Career pathing is a sequential pattern of the specific jobs associated with those opportunities. The two processes are intertwined. Career planning involves identifying the means of accomplishing desired results, and in this regard of career plans, career paths are the means of achieving aspirations. Although, career planning is still a new practice, most of the organizations are turning to it as a way to protect rather than react to the problems associated with the career.
The individual most identify his career aspirations and abilities and then recognize what training and development are required to follow a particular career path, whereas the organization must identify the needs and opportunities.

4. Career Development Programs

The organizations have to develop right type of career development programs so as to make the people grow to their full potential and to retain skilled, competent and talented employees in the organization. Some organizations use career development programs to identify the pool of talent available for promotion and posting, some organizations often restrict career development programs to managerial and professional staff, while some other provide it for both managerial and non-managerial staffs.
The relationship between career development and human resource planning is obvious.
Career developments ensure a supply of abilities and talents, whereas human resource

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