midterm Flashcards
what is your own personal holland code?
EAS – Enterprising- Artistic- Social
people with mechanical and athletic abilities; like working outdoors with tools and objects prefer dealing with things rather than people
realistic
people with math and science abilities; like working alone and solving complex problems; like dealing with ideas rather than people or things
investigative
people with clerical and math ability; prefer working indoors and organizing things; like to deal with words and numbers rather than people or ideas
conventional
people with artistic ability and imagination; enjoy creating original work; like dealing with ideas rather than things
artistic
people with leadership and speaking abilities; like to be influential; interested in politics and economics; like to deal with people and ideas rather than things
enterprising
people with social skills; interested in social relationships and helping others solve problems ; likes dealing with people rather than things
social
occupational choice= S[(eE+bB+cC) + (fF,mM)+ (lL+aA)+(pP x gG x tT x iI)] S = sex
Roe’s formula
career theorist; studied career behavior of scientists and artists in the 1940s; theorized that there were 12 different factors that could be grouped into four different categories that explain a person’s occupational choice
Dr Ann Roe
when did the idea of careers actually emerge and what were factors that influenced it ?
during the industrial revolution
immigration
hazards of early work environments
parsons’ 3 step process
self assessment
study of options
careful reasoning
why are career problems important ?
- economic recession
- impact of full employment on the “health of the nation”
- relation between unemployment and social and physical problems
- impact of organizational failures
5 numbers of people impacted
point in time; WHAT to choose
structured theories
developmental; HOW to choose
process theories
- based on how we feel and think
- problem solving activity
- based on what we know, how we think about that knowledge
- requires memory, motivation
- career development involves lifelong learning and growth
- quality of our career depends on how well we learn to make career decisions and solve career problems
cognitive information processing theory
involves a gap complex and involves feelings multiple options, not a single correct choice uncertainty about the outcome decisions create new problems
nature of career problems
CASVE cycle (decision making)
communication (identifying a gap)
analysis (thinking about alternatives)
synthesis ( creating likely alternatives)
valuing (prioritizing alternatives)
execution (taking action to narrow the gap)
something that is important or desirable to you; something you should do vs something you like to do
values