Personal career development: Implementation of successful career management

Abstract

People are used to getting an education and then working accordingly from year to year just to get a financially secure future. Which in itself is not a bad way and some are satisfied with just that. However, there are people who are willing to achieve, who want to succeed, but they do not know how or what. Sometimes it is hard to identify what one wants to do with their life, and since working life is a comprehensive part of people's lives, it would be ideal to match the needs and skills with work that gives feelings of accomplishment and meaningfulness.

The main purpose of this research is to find out what is a successful career development and what are the key factors in order to implement it. This research will discuss topics of personal career development and management, and meaning and purpose in working life. The goal is to find out comprehensive guiding lines that will give direction for those who want to understand themselves, their capabilities and opportunities, better and are willing to work for their career.

This research is a literature review of already existing studies about these themes. The key findings show the repetitive pattern of certain factors: self-knowledge, self-, career and environmental exploration, clear goal definition and planning. Since every person is an individual, everyone has to find out and adapt to the factors that will help them personally, but these guidelines will give an overview of the right direction.