Managing a career is a science as well as an art. A systematic approach is
therefore needed, together with a flair for exploiting opportunities to obtain
maximum advantage.


There are four prominent steps involved in career management

Assessment of one's abilities, skills, interests, aptitudes, intelligence
and values. This knowledge helps to build the person’s profile.

Identifying available career options and narrowing the search down to
suitable occupation based on personal profile.

Deciding upon the best choice based on the individual's chance of
success.

Formulation of a career plan/strategy depending on the best choice with a
futuristic view.

Translated in the terms of management practice, Career Management amounts
to carrying out a Strength Weakness Opportunity Threat analysis (SWOT) about
one’s personal ability and designing a career strategy to obtain optimized
performance.

The quest for career never ends at securing the first job. In fact it intensifies
thereafter and remains so until one retires from active life.