Career Development

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Why Career Development Training? 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. Individuals wishing to become more career focussed 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.

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"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

Click the red 'play' button below to see how our virtual tutor "Helen" talks to her student "Sam" about his career motivations:

How to spot an individual who is career development focused

The person is...

1. Confident and self-aware, with an accurate knowledge of their personal strengths, qualities and limitations

2. Positive and motivated to achieve excellence, even when facing problems and/or difficulties

3. Willing and enthusiastic to take up training and development opportunities

4. Willing to participate in performance reviews/appraisals and to receive constructive feedback

5. Willing to volunteer for projects and tasks outside of their usual job specification

6. Able to stay focused on what's important - maintaining a healthy balance between meeting their own and the organisation's needs

Career Development Training Would you or others in your team benefit from training in 'Career Development'? As well as the information and advice availble from the internet and from reading books, there's huge additional benefit to be gained from the interaction, practical exercises and valuable feedback that face-to-face training and coaching gives. In relation to the topic of Career Development H2 offers:

Held in Central London in convenient locations on a regular basis - a place costs from just £270 +VAT per person for a 1-day course. We currently offer the following open courses specifically on this topic:

• Personal Development Planning (1-day course)
• Managing Your Manager (1-day course)

We can deliver any of our open course topics at your own premises or at a local venue of your choice. we charge a flat daily fee from £800 +VAT per day (from £700 +VAT for not-for profit organisations), for any number of attendees up to 12 people, dependent only on the location and the duration of the course. Click on the "In-house Courses" button above for more details.

We can deliver any of our open course topics at your own premises or at a local venue of your choice, plus we offer a number of other off-the-shelf courses that can be delivered in-house, including:

• Career Development
• Personal Development Planning
• Interview Skills
• CV Writing

We charge a flat daily fee from £800 +VAT per day (from £700 +VAT for not-for profit organisations), for any number of attendees up to 12 people, dependent only on the location and the duration of the course. Click on the "In-house Courses" button above for more details.

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