subject: Career And Self-development. Assessment Of Self-education [print this page] Developing various skills is important for a successful career growth and self-development in general. People choose various careers basing on the considerations of prestige or dynasty, however, some of them even do not think over the necessity of developing the required skills. The ways of skill development are numerous; however, they should be suited in accordance with the personal opportunities and capabilities. Hence, the ways of self-development may be closely associated with attending specialized classes, or independent self-development and self-education. Considering the importance of self-development, the career growth may be regarded as the constant self-education and self-discipline improvement.
Self-education as a way of career development
Self-education may be regarded as one of the most effective tools for self development and career growth, however, its effectiveness should be based on particular background skills. Hence, self-discipline is the key factor that defines the effectiveness of self-education. On the other hand, if self-discipline is not sufficient, the effectiveness will be essentially lowered. Pros and cons of self-education depend on the objectives and goals of self development, as some skills may be easily developed independently, while others require professional approach and class environment. The skills that may be developed independently are as follows:
Writing of correspondence
Business etiquette
Computer applications and tools
However, the skills that require group training exist:
Communication (rhetoric, art of discussion, speechwriting)
Time-management
Operating technical appliances
In fact, the actual importance of self education is explained by the necessity to create a solid and reliable time table for studying. Hence, time-management skills will be developed without attending classes. However, there is strong necessity to consider the correct time management approaches that are required for effective time allocation and accomplishment of the tasks associated with education and development.
