Tools and Resources
Our career development resources can help you take your career to the next level.
Professional Development Courses
Professional development courses put the spotlight on career development. Get insight and advice on topics such as career management, workplace communication, networking, and more. Visit Workday Learning to browse through the available Human Resources programs and classes.
Competency Development Courses
Competencies are observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace and career success.
HR Talent Development has created an online competency curriculum to support Penn staff and leaders in understanding and developing their job-related competencies. These self-paced courses can be completed in any order. Click on the links to access each course.
- An Overview
- Communicates Effectively
- Drives Engagement
- Organizational Savvy
- Drives Vision and Purpose
- Persuades
- Collaborates
- Ensures Accountability
- Customer Focus
- Values Differences
- Drives Results
- Manages Conflict
- Interpersonal Savvy
- Builds Networks
- Attracts Top Talent
- Develops Talent
- Builds Effective Teams
- Business Insight
- Financial Acumen
- Tech Savvy
You can also access the competency courses on Workday Learning. New modules will continue to be added to this curriculum, so check the Competencies for Performance Appraisal webpage for updates.
Career Coaching
Career Coaching is a free, confidential support service for full-time and part-time staff. It provides consultations about career development, skills, and mobility. Avail yourself of individual coaching sessions, learn to assess your skills and values as they relate to your professional life, see how you can grow in your current job, and polish your résumé-writing skills.
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Managing Your Career - Penn Career Navigator
Penn Career Navigator is a strategic new addition to the Learning and Education suite of career planning resources. It provides Penn staff the structure, time and resources to engage in a reflective career focus, so they can plan, goal-set, participate
in learning activities, and build relationships.
Through this program, participants will be able to emphasize the employee value proposition as they learn how to:
- Create a career development plan aligned to specific career goals and organizational opportunities.
- Build peer and mentor relationships to help sustain personal growth.
- Gain practical experience through activities applicable to present and future roles at Penn.
- Increase self-confidence to practically and realistically navigate their own careers.
- Validate personal value and potential to one’s team and Penn.
The cohorted program includes six half-day sessions, four one-on-one coaching sessions with a dedicated executive career coach, several assessments, and completion of a career portfolio.
Enrollment requires manager or HR Business Partner nomination. Cost: $1,300. For more information contact Learning and Education at 215-898-3400.
Penn Performance Appraisal Management
The University of Pennsylvania is committed to staff development and believes that the performance appraisal and planning process is an integral part of that development. This process is designed to improve job understanding, promote more effective job performance, and establish future goals for career growth.
The Performance Management webpages offer tools and resources or staff and supervisors throughout the year.