Globalization has created a more competitive marketplace and a dynamic workplace. Opportunities, mobility, individual passion, professional competencies, organizational change. All of these factors have made career management an essential lifelong skill to build a fulfilling career and life journey.

Career Management and Coaching program is targeted at young professionals, mid career managers, business executives planning for their 2nd career. GTDC’s career management program is designed to help business executives and MBA graduates best position themselves to achieve personal potential in their professional careers. GTDC’s career management program has been attended by over 350 mid-career MBAs and professional managers. The feedback from the participants has been extremely positive.

Program Overview:
The program is designed as a process of learning, reflection, action. It consists of individual assessments, classroom interactions, reflections, small group and individual coaching sessions.
Globalization and Its Impact on Careers
Snapshots of Your Career
•Professional E Portfolio
•Stages of Career
•Challenges
Self Exploration
•Competencies, Values and Passion
•Thinking Preferences/Behavior, Personality
•360 Feedback
Career Exploration
•Career Profile
•Industry Profile
•Real Person Profile
•Career Options
Goal Setting – Reunion Party
•Time Line
•Guidelines
•Goal Setting
Career Strategies and Evaluations
•Types of Strategies
•Critical Success Factors
•Guidelines for Decision Making
Development and Implementation Plan
Closing the Gaps
Competency Building
Career Strategic Action Plan – Putting it TogetherBuilding Personal Brand (Definition, Evaluation, Competencies including Communication, Leadership, Team Building)

Who should attend?

•Young professionals
•Mid career managers
•Business executives planning for their 2nd career.

Assessment Tools:  
MBAs – Career Leader (www.careerleader.com)
Business Executives – Harrison Assessment (www.harrisonassessments.com)
Assessments will be taken and assessed by mentors who have been certified by the assessment tool developers to ensure information confidentiality and professional advice.

Application of the Programs:  
The program can be run for MBA students who want to explore the self positioning on the market, or for companies to develop their high potentials. It can also be conducted on a small group basis with individual coaching for senior executives.