Impact of Career Counseling on Employees’ Performance: A Case of Public Sector University Employees in Pakistan

Abstract

This study intends to inspect, break down and clarify the impact of Career Planning, Career Advancement and Mentoring on performance of academic staff simultaneously and partially at Govt. business institutes in Karachi. The study found out that career planning had a significant influence on academic staff performance in government universities of Pakistan. A majority of academic staff were found to have individual career plans while universities. Further, the universities under study were found to have career development plans for their academic staff. Mentoring was found to have no significant influence on academic staff performance in government universities of Pakistan. The study established that the universities under study did not have proper performance appraisal systems that determined attainment of goals. Further, the universities had well established training plans for their academic staff. Career advancement had significant influence on academic staff performance in government universities of Pakistan. The study found out that career advancement in the universities under study was based on academic staff competencies. Further, the universities had career progression guidelines which stipulated conditions for promotion. The study recommends that universities should provide adequate mentoring services to its academic staff and develop career development plans for their academic staff.