Career Development: What are its benefits and why do you need it?

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Career Development What are its benefits and why
do you need it?
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Career talk and M B Patil go hand-in-hand at all
times. After all, our founder Manoj Patil did
start the organization with the mission of making
career planning a reality for everyone in order
to achieve the career of their dreams. In some of
our previous career-talk blogs, we discussed
various tools, techniques and stages of career
planning.  This blog is also one about career
talk. But it tries to go a little deeper because
it covers a topic that starts at a young age, as
young as you being in kindergarten and is in
fact, a lifelong process. Were talking about
career development. We will explore what exactly
career development means and through this, we aim
to enlighten you about its benefits. Finally, we
will also get a better understanding of the role
of career counseling services when it comes to
career development.  Imagine this, you have a
candy shop in your neighbourhood. This particular
candy shop has a wide variety and it also gives
you an opportunity to explore each flavour and
each variety each time it is updated. As you
grow, so does the variety according to your taste
and the recent trends in the candy market. So,
not only does it let you explore the existing
candy options, but also helps you try the
contemporary options. Finally, its your
decision, which candy comes home with you and
which one doesnt. Its the same with career
development too!
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First, its important to know that career
development is a lifelong process of learning. It
can start when youre 7 and continue till youre
59 and ready to retire. Now, were not saying
marry your job and make your life all about your
profession. But if pursued the right way, career
development helps you achieve your ideal dream
career, improve yourself along the way and
upgrade your skills and lifestyle accordingly.
Yes, the impact is actually that huge. Its
important to love what you do. It cannot happen
at all times but thats when career development
enters. It provides you with the right framework
and tools needed to
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• boost your career and make the path more
  interesting by helping you set the right goals,
  get the skills to achieve those goals, get
  awareness about whats working in the industry
  and what isnt, assess yourself and upgrade your
  performance accordingly. It ensures that you are
  constantly growing. The survival of the fittest
  is essential and it helps you stay fit.
• It explores the psychological areas associated
  with your choice for a certain career trajectory.
• How self-aware are you? 
• Do you need to introspect about your weaknesses
  and strengths genuinely? 
• Did you explore other options before coming to
  this decision? 
• Based on that, how good are your decision-making
  skills?
• After you figure out these questions, you can opt
  for career guidance, and vocational training for
  jobs that suit your skills, personality and
  interests. Always ask yourself, 10 or 20 years
  from now, when you see yourself in this career
  field, do you imagine yourself to be happy? The
  answer to this question will hold a lot of weight
  in your decision!

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Apart from this, one very important aspect that
career development covers are career-switch.
Humans are fickle-minded and definitely
imperfect. In the career domain, career
development comes to the rescue to help you
determine what exactly you want while considering
a switch or during a mid-life and quarter-life
crisis. You can successfully explore other roles
and industries, and advancements in the existing
field and the fields you might be considering. It
also helps you determine whether you need career
counseling services while planning a job switch.
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The gist of it is definitely, to choose an
occupation, do your best and either grow or
die! Career development has often been a hidden
player behind major career decisions, consciously
or unconsciously. But it definitely reinstates
that skill upgrades and introspection are
essential for career advancement. At M B Patil,
with our career counseling services in Pune, we
help you perceive your career trajectory with
career development in mind.  Make the right
decisions, visit M B Patil and redefine your
career pathway.