3 essential reasons why 'career planning' matters
Individuals are reassessing what their career means to them and how they can take control of their future.
3 reasons why career planning matters
For many of us, career planning begins at school and continues through college/university. But with an unprecedented level of challenges – including digital transformation, environmental and economic pressures and Covid – many organisations are having to navigate the corresponding repercussions on organisations functioning and human resources management. This is where career planning can have a positive impact. So why does career planning matter?
- We have experimented with new ways of working. If for some people remote work has been difficult to handle (children, feeling of isolation), others have discovered new possibilities: work in places usually reserved for vacations, new work rhythms, time for their family... However, going back to normal is proving to be difficult for those who have started to get used to, or even appreciate these moments. Organisations are turning towards the metaverse to explore more hybrid ways of working, whilst career planning can also help employees to develop their self-awareness and identify their perceived strengths so they can make the right professional choices to build a fulfilling and successful career.
- Our professional choices have been challenged. For some people, the Covid crisis made them realize their job no longer suits them. Either because they were part of the front-line staff, and they feel that they have been overexposed for a salary deemed insufficient for the job. For example, more than 25,000 nurses in the UK allowed their registration to lapse in 2021-22 according to a report from Nursing Times. According to a Hello Work study (March 2021), 50% of employees have accelerated their search for a new career since the crisis. Career planning can give individuals insight into their motivations, digging deeper to find ways to discover what motivates them and what ‘success’ might look like.
- We feel exhausted mentally. 86% of workers admit they have “too much work” to move during the working day according to a report by Magic Mountain, supported by CIMSPA (The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity). What seemed to be bearable before the crisis, such as taking it easy, managing a certain amount of stress or an overload of work, is no longer so. The simplest tasks can become difficult to accomplish. Many of these elements are contributing to The Great Resignation and promoting individuals to reassess what their career means to them and how they can take control of their future.
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