Steps to Identifying Career Choice

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1 Steps to Identifying Career Choice In order to support individuals identifying and progressing towards their career aspirations, the following steps can be involved. Step 5 Step 1 Step 2 Establish a vision for Your Career Step 2 Summarize Your Career Aspirations Step 4 Have a Career Discussion with Your Manager Create a Development Plan to cover the skill gaps Understanding Career Pathing, Roles and Responsibilities

2 Understanding Career Pathing, Roles and Responsibilities You are primarily responsible for managing your own career and making progress against the career path Reach out to your Manager or a Mentor for Advice and Support throughout the process Explore Roles and Career Paths using: MyCareer -> View Career Options -> I want to Explore Other Role Options Employee Own the career development Process Explore the various roles available within Wipro Take responsibility for selfevaluation and preparation for career development discussions Initiate ongoing career development discussions with Manager Create Development Plans, regularly track it and ask for feedback from Manager Manager Understand employee s goals and aspirations Provide guidance to employee on appropriate development opportunities Share appropriate career movement options to employees Help the employee understand internal movement guidelines Provide ongoing feedback on development progress

3 Establish a vision for Your Career (1/2) Having understood the various roles and career paths, it is time to analyze the career preferences, strengths, development gaps and personal drivers for accomplishing the career objectives. Past/ Current Career Your Strengths 1. What are the most important skills you ve learned so far? Why? 2. What have been the most impactful experiences you ve had so far? Why? 3. What is your favorite part of your current role? Your least favorite? 4. What is the one task you would like to do more frequently in future roles? Less frequently? 1. What do you do really well? 2. What are you recognized or rewarded for most often? 3. What are your unique experiences or capabilities? 4. For what do most people come to you for help?

4 Establish a vision for Your Career (2/2) Skill/ Competency Gaps Personal Drivers 1. What experiences or capabilities do you lack that people on a similar career path have? 2. What do others perceive as your greatest weaknesses? 3. What development gaps do you need to address before you can pursue your career goals? 4. What other experiences do you need to have in order to accomplish your career goals (e.g., experiences in different functions, geographies, industries)? 5. What sort of additional education or certifications do you need in order to reach your career goals? 6. How well do your career goals align with your current development opportunities? 1. What do you value most in terms of your career (e.g., autonomy, management, collaboration, independence, recognition, diverse nature of work, influence, interpersonal relationships)? 2. What drives you (are you more creative or innovative in your mindset, outcomes- or processfocused, etc.)? 3. What development gaps do you need to address before you can pursue your career goals? 4. What non-work goals and priorities may influence your career decisions? In what ways?

5 Summarize Your Career Aspirations Considering the responses to the questions in the last step, career aspirations can be outlined in the below template How would you define your Career Aspirations? What kind of roles will you be interested in doing in the short term? What kind of roles will you be interested in doing in the long term?

6 Career Discussion with Manager You can fill up the below template and ask follow-up questions during the manager discussion to get feedback on the career aspirations and close the action plan. What should be the immediate development area for me? What kind of on the job opportunities will help me to develop my skills? What are the other learning & development opportunities available for me to develop my skills?

7 Create a Development Plan Create an Individual Development Plan for developing the gaps identified from your Career aspirations and also from your manager MyWipro -> MyCareer -> Individual Development Plan Strengths: Areas of Improvement: Discussion Summary: <Editable and not mandatory> <Editable and not mandatory> <Editable and not mandatory> Learning Area Description Learning Mode Activities and Goals Target End Date The development area could be Behavioral Competency, Knowledge, Experience, etc. Description will be what is the development need in the development area specified Action can be either On the job training, self-study, ITMS, Short term assignment, etc. Activities and Goals will detail out the Developme nt Action Targeted end date for the action item