Career Manager frequently asked questions

Can my employer/university/college request a copy of my Career Manager profile?

No. The IET does not provide personal data to third parties.

Does the IET use my personal data stored within Career Manager to target me for promotional information?

If you have registered your intention to start working towards professional registration you will receive literature and e-bulletins from us that relate to professional registration and development. If you do not want to receive this information please contact us.

What happens to my personal data if I don't use the Career Manager system for more than 12 months?

We will contact you directly if there are any changes to the Career Manager system that affect your personal data.  Details will not be removed or deleted by us without contacting you to advise changes.

Do you have a disaster recovery plan?

Yes.  This is managed by NaviSite Europe.  Further details can be obtained regarding the disaster recovery plan by contacting us.

I am a member of the IET but the access button has not activated on the Career Manager web page.  

The access button will only appear on the web page once you have logged in using your usual membership login and password. If this does not appear once you are logged in, please check your membership settings are correct in My IET or contact us.

What happens when I receive an error message stating that I cannot access the system?  

An error message may appear as a result of the security settings on your computer and we would suggest that you review these. If you continue to receive an error message preventing access, please email the error message directly to us along with details of the security software you currently have installed on your computer.

Is there anyone at the IET who can review my application for Professional Registration before I submit it?

Yes. Our team of professional registration advisors are able to assist you with this.

I want to archive my current assessment, but the system won’t allow me to. Can you unlock the archive assessment function?

Career Manager allows you to archive eight assessments within the system, if you have stored eight and want to archive your current assessment you will need to delete an earlier one.  If you still wish to keep a copy of this earlier assessment you can download a summary and export this to word to save outside the Career Manager system.  Please note that if you delete this assessment, it will also delete any verification that was against this, if you wish to retain assessment comments you will need to download these to word as a separate summary.

Why can I only generate one guest ticket for interim assessment?

The system allows you to generate one guest ticket for each assessment, if you want to send the current assessment to more than one person you will need to archive two copies of your current assessment and generate two separate guest tickets.

I’ve previously downloaded a copy of my development objectives and it included previous objectives, now I can only see my current objectives. Has the system deleted my previous objectives?

This is due to a change as part of Version 2 of Career Manager, launched in March 2008.  You can now download a summary of current objectives or a summary of previous objectives rather than one long report with both on it.  This allows you to track your progress through time and share just your current objectives with your supporters.

How can I send a guest ticket to my supporters for verification if I only have Lotus Notes installed on my computer?

Career Manager supports Microsoft Outlook and is not currently configured with Lotus Notes.  To send a guest ticket to supporters for interim assessment via Lotus Notes do the following:
1. Select "add verifier" button to add an verifier;
2. Select "generate guest ticket" to generate email link;
3. Rather than selecting/clicking on the link "email to verifier"  you should click the right hand mouse button over the link;
4. Select "copy shortcut" from the drop down menu;
5. You can then paste the information into notepad, or any other email client;
6. Edit the message, and forward the link to the verifier.

Why do I need to enter my personal details into this system when the IET already has them?

We are currently upgrading our membership database and have therefore chosen not to undertake an integration until the new system is available, which is scheduled during 2008. We apologise for any inconvenience this causes in the meantime.

Within the personal development tab - why doesn't the set objectives option enable?

You are not able to set objectives if you haven't pre-selected the competence framework you wish to use, along with choosing which specific tasks within the framework you want to assess against. To do this:  return to competence profile section > personal job profile > browse > add competencies > select competencies > enter skill level > add evidence. Now go to the personal development tab and the set objectives tab is enabled allowing you to continue.

Can I upload my employer's competence framework into Career Manager?

Currently this is not an option. The IET is working with employers so that a company version of Career Manager is developed which is tailored to their own needs and competence frameworks. If your employers would like to discuss this with us in more detail please contact us.

Can I upload external files into the Career Manager and/or create a hyperlink?  

Our current version of Career Manager is not configured to allow neither external files to be uploaded nor the creation of hyperlinks, and this is not currently planned for future versions. The evidence field within the system is intended to allow members to summarise details of their evidence to support competence at the current skill level selected.  You can find further guidance on how to complete your application on the professional registration pages.