A vertical career is the type of career with which the very concept of a business career is most often associated, since in this case the advancement is most visible. A vertical career is understood as a rise to a higher level of the structural hierarchy (promotion in position, which is accompanied by a higher level of pay).
Horizontal career- a type of career that involves either moving to another functional area of activity, or performing a certain official role at a level that does not have a strict formal fixation in the organizational structure (for example, fulfilling the role of head of a temporary task force, program, etc.); A horizontal career can also include expanding or complicating tasks at the previous level (usually with an adequate change in remuneration). The concept of a horizontal career does not mean an indispensable and constant movement up the organizational hierarchy.
A stepped careeris a type of career that combines elements of horizontal and vertical career types. Employee advancement can be carried out by alternating vertical growth with horizontal growth, which gives a significant effect. This type of career is quite common and can take both intra- and inter-organizational forms.
A hidden careeris a type of career that is the least obvious to others. It is available to a limited number of employees, usually those with extensive business connections outside the organization. A centripetal career means movement towards the core, the leadership of the organization. For example, inviting an employee to meetings inaccessible to other employees, meetings of both a formal and informal nature, the employee gaining access to informal sources of information, confidential requests, certain important instructions from management. Such an employee may hold an ordinary position in one of the divisions of the organization. However, the level of remuneration for his work significantly exceeds the remuneration for work in his position.
Career stages
A career is a long process. It goes through a series of successive stages at which a person satisfies his needs (Table 1). In order for a person to adequately distribute his strength over the entire period of his career, predict possible ups and downs and not be afraid of the latter, it is important to know the characteristics of the stages of its development:
Table 1 Manager career stages and needs
Career stages
Age, years
Needs to achieve goals
Moral Needs
Physiological and material needs
Preliminary
up to 25
Studying, testing at different jobs
The beginning of self-affirmation
Security of existence
Becoming
up to 30
Mastering a job, developing skills, forming a qualified specialist or manager
Self-affirmation, the beginning of achieving independence
Security of existence, health, normal level of remuneration
Promotions
up to 45
Advancement up the career ladder, acquisition of new skills and experience, growth of qualifications