Episode 9 introduces the concept of career development. You will be exposed to different phases of career development. The discussion will focus more on career development phases as elaborated by Ivancevich and Bohlander, Snell and Sherman. Besides these, the three main phases in the process of designing career development programmes will also be highlighted. The three phases are the assessment phase, direction phase and development phase. This topic also discusses the relationship between the choice of career and a person's personality based on Holland's model. We will end this topic by exploring the various strategies that can be used for workersÊ development like the information system and career paths, skill assessment and ongoing training, career development for those lagging behind, career counselling for every employee as well as career development workshops for managers.