| Question | Answer |
| Traditional Career | -Job security for loyalty
-Bounded by few organizations
-Uses organizational specific skills
-Organization manages career |
| Boundaryless Career | -Employability for performance
-Can work for many organizations
-Skills are transferable between organizations and industries
-Individual responsible for managing career |
| Traditional Career Stages | http://i25.tinypic.com/2i06xpd.jpg |
| Exploration Period | A career stage that usually ends in the mid-twenties as one makes the transition from school to work. |
| Establishment Period | A career stage in which one begins to search for work and finds a first job. |
| Mid-career Stage | A career stage marked by continuous improvement in performance, leveling off in performance, or beginning deterioration of performance. |
| Plateaued Mid-career | Stagnation in one's current job. |
| Late-career Stage | A carrer stage in which individuals are no longer learning about their jobs nor expected to outdo levels of performance from previous years. |
| Decline/Late Stage | The final stage in one's career, usually marked by retirement. |
| Holland Vocational Preferences Model | Represents an individual occupational personality as it relates to vocational themes. |
| Realistic | A Holland Vocational Preference.
Physical hands on jobs. (mechanic) |
| Investigative | A Holland Vocational Preference.
Analytical thinkers. (science, medicine) |
| Artistic | A Holland Vocational Preference.
Creative. (photographer, actor) |
| Social | A Holland Vocational Preference.
Cooperative, supportive. (social worker, teacher) |
| Enterprising | A Holland Vocational Preference.
Competitive. (sales, politics) |
| Conventional | A Holland Vocational Preference. |
| Schein Anchors | Personal value clusters determine what is important to individuals.
-technical-functional competence
-managerial competence
-security-stability
-creativity
-autonomy-independence |
| Steps in Generic Career Discussion | 1. Introduce the Discussion
2. Get the employee's perspective
3. Share your views
4. Clarify next steps |
| Career Survival Guide | -Dress to Impress
-Ask Questions
-Timing is Everything
-Proofread every document
-Show up for events
-Be careful what you say
-Always have your business card with you. |