Career Development: Inspiring Employees

The case scenario:
Motivated employees want to be able to see a path for their career with the organization. Providing a picture of the possibilities to employees can be an effective way to support employees' interest in remaining with the organization. One way to accomplish this is to provide a clear mapping of the competencies that each job family requires. This mapping is then made available to all employees so that they know how to prepare through professional development to be able to compete when there are openings. Ideally this benefits both the employer and employee.

Respond to the following questions:

1. Show your career development experiences to identify best practices from the employees' perspective.

2. What is the benefit to the employer of effective career development of employees?