Career development Flashcards
Defined as the combination and sequence of roles played by a
person during the course of a lifetime
Career
Lifelong journey that includes your education, interests, jobs,
occupations, recreational activities and volunteer work.
Career
Ongoing process of managing your life, learning and work
Career Development
Involves developing the skills and knowledge that enable you to
plan and make informed decisions about your education,
training and career choices
Career Development
Identity formation
You need to find yourself and know yourself when picking a career.
Four statuses of Identity
Diffusion, foreclosure, moratorium, achievement
Identity Diffusion
Absence of crisis and commitment
Identity foreclosure
Absence of crisis and presence of commitment
Identity moratorium
Presence of crisis and absence of commitment
Identity achievement
Presence off crisis and commitment
Low commitment, high exploration
Identity moratorium
Low commitment, low exploration
Identity diffusion
High commitment, high exploration
Identity achievement
High commitment, low exploration
Identity foreclosure
Why do we have to talk about
career?
Your career can determine a lot of things in your life
What precedes career development?
personal development
What should we use in
considering career decisions?
- psychological tests
- interview with adults
- career seminars
- trends in the workplace
- misconceptions about careers
In developing your career, you need to start having a _____. It
sets the direction of where you want to go.
life goal
What do you want to have/ to be/ to attain in life?
life goal
What is the means that you will employ to employ the life goal.
career goal
Factors the Influence Career Choices
Internal and External Factors
Internal Factors that influence career choices
- personality
- values
- personal interests
- biological and genetic factors
- gender
- learning experiences
- outcome expectations