UNIVERSITI KUALA LUMPUR

MALAYSIA INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL AND BIOENGINEERING

TECHNOLOGY

Subject: Career Guidance 2 (MPU3412)

Lecturer’s name: Nurul Adila binti Ahamad Tajuddin

Assignment 4:

Journal Timeline

Submission Date:
06th May 2020

Prepared by: Nur Athirah binti Mohammad Fauzi (55218118183)

Course: Bachelor of Chemical Engineering Technology (Food)
1.0 Super Theory Stage

Figure 1.1: Super Theory Stages

1.1 Growth (Birth-14 years old)

The first stage of life, when I tend to develop my capacities, attitudes, interests, socialize
and form a general understanding of the world of work. This staged made me became
concerned about my future, increasing personal control over my own life, convincing
myself to achieve in school and at work acquired competent work habits and attitudes.

1.2 Exploration (14-24 years old)

This stage when I started to understand myself and try to achieve the place in the world of
work. Through classes, work experience, and hobbies. I am also try to identify my
interests, capabilities and figure out how I fit with various occupations. This stage
involves three career development tasks of myself. The first one, the crystallization of a
career preference, is to develop and plan a tentative vocational goal. The next task, the
specification of a career preference, is to convert generalized preferences into a specific
choice, a firm vocational goal. The third vocational task is implementation of a career
 preference by completing appropriate training and securing a position in the chosen
occupation.

1.3 Establishment (25-44 years old

This stage is when myself is gained an appropriate position in the chosen field of work,
strives to secure the initial position and pursue chances for further advancement. This
stage involves three developmental tasks of myself. The first task is stabilizing or
securing one place in the organization by adapting to the organization’s requirements and
performing job duties satisfactorily. The next task is the consolidation of one’s position
by manifesting positive work attitudes and productive habits along with building
favourable co-worker relations. The third task is to obtain advancement to new levels of
responsibility.

1.4 Maintenance (45-64 years old)

The period when I begin to make continual adjustment, which includes the career
development tasks of holding on, keeping up, and innovating. I am going to strive to
maintain what I have achieved in my life. But at this age, I will find innovative ways of
performing my job routines and also find new challenges, but usually little new ground is
broken in this period

1.5 Decline (Over 65 years old)

The final stage, the period of transition out of the workforce. In this stage, I will
encounter the developmental tasks of deceleration, retirement planning, and retirement
living. With a declined energy and interest in an occupation, I am gradually disengage
from my occupational activities and concentrate on retirement planning. In due course, I
make a transition to retirement living by facing the challenges of organizing new life
patterns.