Managing Your Career
Overview

UIC is a world class university that hires the best and expects each colleague to get better. From the start, work with your manager to understand expectations and gain competencies as your career proceeds. There is no better place than UIC to grow your career. Your career is built on a foundation of your performance, the strength of your core competencies, and the specific set of skills relevant to your current and future positions. MyCareer provides tools to grow a strong foundation.

Excel at Your Job

Excel at your job by developing a strong understanding of both your manager’s expectations and your current performance.

Steps to Take:

Participate in Your Annual Review to guide your career development

Establish Performance Expectations

Create a Plan to guide your development

Obtain Guidance from your manager and peers

Document Progress toward your goals

Build Your Competencies

Build your professional competencies at UIC by partnering with your manager to develop a structured learning agenda.

Steps to Take:

Review the Core Competencies that drive success at UIC

Utilize guidance from your manager and Your Annual Review to identify the competency areas you want to develop

Access a wealth of Development Resources that target the competencies you have identified

Pursue Professional Interests

Pursue your own professional interests with instruction provided by UIC, learning partners, and professional resources.

Steps to Take:

Identify areas of professional learning you are interested in pursuing

Search the Development Resources available through the University of Illinois, UIC, learning partners, and other sources to find learning opportunities

Participate in classroom, web-based, and standalone learning to further your professional goals