Career management

• We commissioned the Institute for Employment Studies to carry out a research project investigating the career paths of HR professionals. The report from the project Managing and developing HR careers: emerging trends and issues provides an insight into the nature and scope of HR careers today. It is available to purchase from the CIPD Bookstore.
  
• Go to the CIPD Bookstore
  
• View a summary of the report
  
  The research included eight case studies which looked at how organisations are managing and developing the careers of their HR professionals. The organisations were Cancer Research UK, Centrica, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Hays at Liverpool Victoria, Hewitt Associates, Lovells, Prudential (UK and Europe), and Tameside Council
  View the case studies 
  
   
• Our survey report HR: where is your career heading was published in October 2005. It investigates the career patterns and career progression of those working in HR.
  
• View the survey 
  
  
• We have a tool on holding effective career discussions or 'conversations' at work.
  
• View the tool
  
  
• We have a practical guide to career management practices in organisations.
  
• View the guide
  
  
• In 2003 we reported on a survey we carried out on the career management practices of over 700 organisations.
  An accompanying ‘Reflections’ paper comments on the findings and sets them in context.
  
• View the Managing employee career survey
  
• View the Reflections essay
  
  
• In May 2002 we published an executive briefing The future of careers. This is no longer in print, but is available for loan to CIPD members from our Library . 
  • Contact the CIPD Library
  
  

See overview of projects and publications based on  CIPD research