Career Development Plan

Purpose
The purpose of this plan is to help employees prepare for career advancement. It's an important talent
management tool for both managers and employees.
Please invest time and effort to complete this Career Development Plan thoroughly so that both your
career aspirations and the organizations objectives can be met.

Employee Information
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Job Title: Click here to enter text.

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Manager Name: Click here to enter text.

Career Goals
Being as specific as you can, identify your short and long term career plans and objectives. Please
provide a timeframe for each objective.

Employee Response
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Manager Response
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Strengths and Weaknesses

Identify your current strengths (think about your achievements, what engages you), as well as your
current weaknesses. This will help you determine your development needs relative to your career goals.

Employee Response
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Manager Response
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Experience/Knowledge Requirement
What knowledge and/or experiences do you need to gain or develop to prepare you to achieve your
career goals? In what timeframe would you need to develop these?

Employee Response
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Manager Response
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Competencies/Skills/Abilities Requirements
What competencies, skills and abilities do you need to gain or develop to prepare you to achieve your
career goals? In what timeframe would you need to develop these?
Please add your comments under the appropriate competency below. If the appropriate competency is
not listed, use the Employee or Manager Response sections below.

Core Competencies
Teamwork
Is an effective team player who adds complementary skills and contributes valuable ideas, opinions and
feedback. Communicates in an open and candid manner and can be counted upon to fulfill any
commitments made to others on the team. This is distinctly different from those who withhold ideas and
opinions, offer ideas or opinions that rarely add value to team discussions, have established a track
record with many unmet commitments, and/or have not contributed skills that complement the skills of
others on the team.
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Communication
Communicates effectively and appropriately. Uses good judgment as to what to communicate to whom as
well as the best way to get that accomplished. Speaks in a clear and credible manner, selecting the right
tone for the situation and audience. Listens to others and allows them to make their point. This is quite
different than those who tend to select the wrong means of communicating, or who communicate
information to inappropriate people. It also contrasts with those whose messages are not clear or lack
credibility, as well as those who demonstrate poor listening skills and are unreceptive to feedback.
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Customer Focus
Personally demonstrates that external (or internal) customers are a high priority. Identifies customer
needs and expectations and responds to them in a timely and effective manner. Anticipates and prevents
delays or other things that can adversely affect the customer. Keeps customers informed about the status
of pending actions and inquires about customer satisfaction with products or services. This is in sharp
contrast to behavior patterns that tend to disappoint customers, leave them feeling forgotten and
unimportant or otherwise result in unmet needs or expectations.
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Role Specific Competencies

Implementing New Technologies
Tends to identify and apply the steps and approaches needed to implement and integrate new technology
in a manner that gains quick acceptance from stakeholders while minimizing disruptions to day-to-day
work requirements. This is in distinct contrast to those who fail to anticipate and foster the level of
planning, coordination and communication that is needed to ensure that transitions to new technology are
relatively seamless and widely accepted by stakeholders.
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Product Knowledge
Has a good understanding of product line features and benefits and uses that knowledge to optimize
sales with each customer. Understands the product market and uses this knowledge to increase personal
credibility and product sales. Keeps abreast of competitors' activities and typically responds quickly to
what the competition is doing. This is in contrast to missing opportunities due to a limited knowledge of
features and benefits across the product line, a lack of understanding of the market, and/or a lack of
attention to what competitors are doing.
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Technical Skills
Possesses the technical skills and knowledge required to perform essential tasks in an efficient and
effective manner. Demonstrates the willingness and ability to train or coach others in the technical arena.
This is quite different than those individuals who lack technical skills or knowledge and/or have failed to
demonstrate a willingness and ability to train others to perform well in technical assignments.
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Presentation Skills
Comes across as confident and well-prepared when making group presentations. Makes effective use of
visual aids or presentation software and looks at ease while handling questions from the audience.
His/her presentations hold the audience's attention and tend to be the right length for the amount of
information covered. This is in contrast to those who appear unprepared, attempt to cover too much
material, use jargon or visual aids that fail to augment the presentation or come across as ill at ease when
addressing questions from the audience.
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Employee Response
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Manager Response
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Development Plan Instructions

Create appropriate development plans that will help you achieve your career goals. For each
development plan, specify the following:
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The action step, objective, target

Any support or resources required to achieve this objective
Any constraints, limitations or obstacles that might keep you from achieving this objective
How you will measure success
Your target due date for achieving each objective, and the frequency of any progress checks

Development Plan
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Employee Final Comments

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Manager Final Comments

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