Career Counseling Flashcards
Career Counseling History
One of the first forms of counseling
People still use the Newspaper as their first information gathering effort on career
Students in primary schooling desire career guidance and career direction becomes more
firm during college and after.
Underemployment
Working for a job that you are overqualified for (have more experience or education than necessary)
Guide for Occupational Employment
Published by the Department of Labor and lists groups of jobs in 14 areas
Compensatory Effect
Workers make up for their shortcomings in jobs
Spillover
When a person engages in work related activities during their leisure time
Recency Effect
Rater Judgments relying on the most recent performance
Leniency/Strictness Bias
Tendency for raters to polarize ratings (no middle range ratings)
Central Tendency Bias
Tendency to rate people in the middle range
Strong Interest Inventory
Measures interests not abilities.
Holland
Based on the idea that interests prompt job satisfaction
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Published by the Department of Labor, Revised every two years, now available online
Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT)
Published by the Department of Labor, gives jobs a 9 digit code, first 3 digits are occupational category and divisions, middle three stats on data, people, and things, final three alphabetizes titles
Dual Career Family
Two incomes from two primary caretakers.
Have a higher income.
Have less leisure time
Trait and Factor Theory
Trait-and-Factor Theory – also known as actuarial or matching approach, matches worker and work environment and was developed by Parson’s and Williamson, utilizes testing, matches the client once, doesn’t look at lifespan development
Parsons
Father of Vocational Guidance
Wrote the book “Choosing a Vocation”
Created Trait and Factor Theory with Williamson
Three Steps to Trait and Factor
Knowledge of self, aptitudes, and interests
Knowledge of jobs and their advantages and disadvantages
Matching the individual with work