Promising Futures at CSL!
Michelle’s Lateral Move
Michelle took deliberate steps, such as …
- Attending relevant courses focused on SEO, content marketing best practices, and cross-channel analytics and
- Seeking out opportunities to gain pertinent experience in digital communications
These steps helped position her for a successful lateral move.
When alerted to a Professional Level 7 digital communications job that matched her job interests and qualifications in Workday, she interviewed and ultimately was selected for the new position.
What Michelle’s Story Demonstrates
Michelle’s lateral move is a testament to the effectiveness of career and development planning and demonstrates the importance of several key components:
- Self-reflection
- Open communication and planning with her people leader
- Strategic planning
- A willingness to learn and grow
By identifying her interests and talents that lent themselves to a role in digital communications, she was able to set a clear goal and develop a plan to achieve a lateral career move to a comparable role in digital communications.
How It’s Going Now
Michelle’s analytical skills and creativity prove valuable in her new role, and she’s able to adapt to new challenges and technologies with ease.
Michelle’s Story and Beyond
Michelle’s journey becomes a success story not just for her but for her others in the company too. With the right approach and commitment, Promising Futures at CSL are possible.
Thank you for helping Michelle navigate her successful lateral career move at CSL!
And congratulations on completing this training experience! You gained valuable knowledge to support your own Promising Futures journey at CSL, including the following:
- Understanding the career planning process and gaining knowledge of CSL resources that support each phase of this process
- Knowing how to complete your key career profile fields in Workday
- Understanding the development planning process and gaining knowledge of CSL resources that support each phase of this process
- Knowing how to and continuing to document and update your development actions in the associated Workday tab
- Discussing development actions quarterly with your people leader
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