| 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 |
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| 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)
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| 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
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| 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.
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