Career development in the civil service

Career development is an inseparable part of the system of human resource management of the civil service enabling to more effectively use the human potential. The authors of the article having suggested the systemic approach to career development in the organization and discussed the main principles of functioning of effective career system, introduce the data from pilot research. The purpose of the research was verification of suitability of such career development research methods and scales as career conception, career aspirations, conceived career possibilities, career barriers, career satisfaction and work engagement for measuring the individual level career development factors in the Lithuanian civil service. The aim of this research also was collection and evaluation of the primary data of pilot career system research in several Lithuanian public sector organizations. The authors provide some methodological recommendations applied for career development of civil servants.