Monitoring Your Career Path as Faculty

Career Pathways provides a visual representation of your academic career timeline, helping you monitor your progress, review past milestones and prepare for upcoming ones.

Accessing your Career Path 

To view your career path, follow these steps: 

1. Login to Faculty Success. 
2. Click on "My Career" from the navigation bar to access your career path. 
   
   If "My Career" does not appear in your navigation bar, it may be due to one of the following reasons: 
   • You are an Administrator: In this case, click on "Career Pathways" from the navigation bar and then select "My Career" from the dropdown menu. 
   • No Career Path has been assigned: If a career path has not yet been assigned to you, "My Career" will not appear in your navigation bar. We recommend contacting your institution's help resources for assistance in assigning and setting up your career path, once assigned, so you can begin using Career Pathways to monitor your progress. 

Milestones in your Career Path 

Your career path is broken down by academic year, starting from your start date/hire date at your institution. As you view your career path, you will see a visual of past, present and future milestones that shape your career path. Milestones in career pathways are made up of Base Events, as well as Result & Exception events that influence the overall progression.

• Base Events: Base events represent important, recurring milestones such as annual reviews, promotions, eligibility for tenure. These events help structure your career progression and are typically scheduled on a regular basis (e.g. annually).
• Result & Exception Events:
  • Result events capture the outcomes of reviews or milestones, ensuring you have accurate documentation of the outcomes of your career progression.
  • Exception events account for circumstances that may impact your career timeline, such as family leave or sabbaticals. 

By understanding both types of events, you can better anticipate and plan for key moments in your academic career. 

Reviewing Events on Your Career Path 

To review an event on your timeline: 

1. Click on the event title (blue text). 
2. A drawer on the left-hand side will open, showing the event's details. Depending on the event it would contain the following details: 

• Base Event Details 
  • Title: Name of the event. 
  • Description: Overview of the event's requirements. 
• Result & Exception Event Details
  • Title: Name of the event. 
  • Effective Date: The date the event occurred. 
  • Description: A description of what occurred (e.g. reason for leave or result of a review). 
  • Attachments: If applicable, any relevant documentation linked to the event will be attached. 
  • Impact: Describes how the event affects your career path, this can be by one of the following: 
    • Delay All Subsequent Events: Future events will be postponed. 
    • Advance All Subsequent Events: Upcoming events will be moved up to occur ahead. 

If you have questions, need a career path assigned to you, or require adjustments to an event in your path, your institution's help resources can provide support. By leveraging Career Pathways, you can gain a clear and organized timeline of milestones, allowing you to navigate your academic career with confidence and prepare for important events ahead.