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In the past, the unspoken covenant between
employer and employee basically assured continued employment
in exchange for performance and loyalty. The employer looked
after the careers of its employees and promoted hardworking
and loyal employees. Career success implied upward mobility
on the career ladder to a job with more authority and responsibility.
In terms of the reward philosophy, pay scales were linked
to the hierarchy of the job and the only way to earn a better
package was to assume a managerial position.
In the modern world, employers cannot guarantee
lifetime employment to their employees due to the turbulent,
changing and competitive environment they now operate in
which requires them to constantly adapt to environmental
changes. This has resulted in the emerging of the ‘protean
career’ where employees are responsible for managing
their own careers through commitment to lifelong learning
to update their skills and remain employable.
Managing your career is an ongoing process
in which the individuals gather relevant information about
themselves in the working environment, develop realistic
career goals based on the information and implement appropriate
career plans to achieve these goals. We at RDC believe that
it is a joint effort between the employer as an enabler
and the employee who takes the responsibility to own and
drive their career.
RDC will therefore provide employees with
the tools and resources to navigate their careers that give
them personal fulfilment, thereby enabling them to experience
RDC as an employer of choice.
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