In Bangladesh, almost 50% of young populations are unemployed. Those employed ones who are highly satisfied with their job, cannot maintain their position and the status of their service. In our country, we often see the very painful picture of recruitment process and procedures. Educated young people search for job.
Move to and fro for employment opportunity but they do not get it easily. Many a time incompetent and unworthy applicants get the employment opportunity with unfair influence and corruption. In some cases, some young skilled fellows in spite of their education and competent are deceived and deprived by a section of people. In our country the meritorious are not evaluated.
They are being harassed in the name of undue clues. So in our country the talents usually lag behind. We have a large number of BBA/MBA degree holders. They cannot see the light of their life; again with their high level degree they do not have any knowledge. More than 90% of them are quite unable to produce a report in English on any common issue related to our day to day life.
This is the reality of life and with these sorrowful realities all development activities are hindered but this situation needs to be overcome. For life and nation building, transparency is a must. Corruption free society is mandatory. We must exercise integrity, honesty and justice in all respects of our life. Career plan and career development both are essential for a successful and beautiful life, now I will discuss on career planning.
Career Plan: The total working life of a person is called his/her career. Career plan starts with the starting of switching well and ends with the last point of the career. How could you color your life? None but you are the artist drawing your life sketch. For political and socio-economic ground the meritorious people are puzzled now.
They are very worried and frustrated about their future. Despite all these, life cannot be stopped. To overcome that, it is necessary to determine proper career plan and strategic plan for achieving the goal. But for a successful honored life, you must be seriously careful about 3 strategic ways. They are: The discipline of you study, switch of your career, family life.
If one cannot take the right decision regarding these three issues he/she will have to suffer in the life. There is no way to escape the suffering. Now I will discuss the model of a career plan.
Seeds stage: For students, both primary school and secondary school are the seed stage of his/her. If seeds are well sown that is, if study is the first priority, and selection of study is proper, then any one can achieve academic qualification.
Developing stage: After seed stage comes the developing stage. This is the decision making stage. In this period, one has to determine the aim of his professional life like Engineer, Doctor. This is the strategic decision of his life. Success or failure of his life will depend on his own decision.
Point of strategic reform: In the context of prevailing crisis in job market one has to think seriously of his career. You need to think of you career whether you would like to build your career with government job or private job. You must be competent in your field of expertise.
One has to reach his/her career starting through point of strategic reform. This means the discipline you studied does not matter for getting a job, you have to change your track. For example, having engineering background, many people are serving in commercial bank.
Point of career starting: Starting career means joining any job. After completion of study, starting career is the most important and when one gets in job his/her career status.
Flourishing and career development: Flourishing means when one person starts his/her career in any government or non government institution. He/she gradually gathers experiences and expertise and finally he/she can perform his/her duties independently.
Social establishment: The instinctive character of a human being is that they want to be honored and in society, they want to have a respectable position. By doing work and achieving trust of people. It can be possible to be respected by other people. This social establishment in this regard working life plays the important role.
Now I will discuss the career development. Career development can be defined as the official status of one's position, which is gradually promoted. Showing responsibilities perfectly and creatively an executive can boost his/her career development.
Career development involves managing your career either within or between organizations. It also includes learning new skills and making improvements to help you in your career. Career development is an ongoing life long process to help you learn and achieve more in your career. By creating a personal career development plan, you can set goals and activities for your own personal career growth.
The duties and responsibilities assigned to an executive should be discharged within the boundaries of official formalities. Under any circumstances, an executive should not violet the rules and regulation, of the organization.
For successful career development one executive has to follow the following directions:- A-Type is essential for doing official duties. It includes management policy, general administration, service rules and employment condition, office management, rules and regulations, official decorum, official assignment.
B-Type includes personal interest. Such as compensation and benefits, leaves, opportunities. C-Type consists of development for performance. For example, financial expenditure system and financial issues, written approval of the authority, informing the authority, maintaining official documents, maintaining related personal documents, date, time of receiving and delivering files/documents, written handover and takeover of any charge/materials, ensuring letters/files/documents in time, date, time and signature, working day and holiday, financial clearance, public Procurement Regulations (PPR).
Career plan and development is a major part of life sustainable development of a human being in his or her life. It helps to flourish his acquired knowledge and attitude in his long life. A man of sound career and personality makes his position to the optimum height. He is duly honored and others follow him. A promising man with good career plan makes his life merciful & colorful although.
The writer is Deputy Director General & Commandant (PRL) Ansar-VDP Academy, Safipur, Gazipur
----Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed
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