Career development that helps people move forward
When employees understand their strengths and know what gives them energy, it shows in their work. They feel more engaged, make better choices, and are able to develop in a direction that suits them. Career development helps employees gain insight into their strengths, motivations, and possibilities. It supports them in making informed career choices and continuing to grow, whether that is in their current role or in a new direction.
Want to support career development within your organization? MEPD can help you find an approach that fits your employees and your goals.
Career development: Clearer understanding of behavior and drivers
In career development, we primarily focus on guiding your employee’s career direction. Career development is the way to discover where your people’s strengths lie. A career program provides a complete picture of competencies, development opportunities, character, and motivation.
Personal career coaching accelerates employees’ development process. You gain more insight into their values and talents—and where their pitfalls are. How can they break through behavioral patterns? Do your employees have (personal) leadership qualities? By using personal career development, you quickly gain insight and results with high returns. The MEPD career advisor can also contribute to this.
During the career program, your employee gets answers to the questions: Who am I, what do I want, and what can I do? By following a program with tests focused on talents, interests, drivers, and abilities, employees are supported in answering these questions. During the career development sessions, the results are discussed, and the employee receives a clear profile outlining their qualities, strengths and weaknesses, job preferences, and more. Based on this, we create an action plan and career advice with concrete goals and actions to shape the desired career path.
Research shows that satisfaction with the work situation rises after completing career development—even if the situation itself remains unchanged. Thanks to career development, employees feel supported in their growth, which increases motivation, engagement, and job satisfaction.
An additional benefit: practice shows that employees become more proactive and take action sooner to adjust dissatisfying work situations in time through career counseling. A true win-win situation!
