What is Career Management?

In the business world, career management is a hot topic, but how many people really think about what it means, who’s responsible for it, and how to go about it in an effective manner? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, to “manage” something means to handle or direct something with a degree of skill, to treat something with care, or to work upon or try to alter something for a purpose. Therefore, to effectively manage your career, you must skillfully direct your career with a purpose and with care.

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How to Map Out Your Career

A career map is like a roadmap of your professional life – it allows you to visualize where you are, where you want to go, and possible routes to get there. A good career map will provide you flexibility, tools to assess opportunities as they surface, and ideas for planning your career management and personal development. Without such a map, your career will be built by default rather than by design.

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