FEM 4113

Week 9

Career
Information
and
resources
Prof. Dr. Mansor Abu Talib

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Career Information

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Career Information

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Career Information

Occupational Career
Information Information
About Occupation Broader Concept

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 Career Advising
And Guidance

To assist a person in…

1. identifying what information they
need,
2. determining where such information
can be obtained,
3. ensuring that the information acquired
is accurate and current,
4. planning how such information can be
used as a basis for action.

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Having reliable
Data may be
data is
acquired from print
essential to
sources, computer-
career decision
assisted career
making.
guidance systems,
websites, and/or
people.

Relationship
The counselor’s
Between Data
role is to assist
and Decision clients/students
Making to turn data into
information
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Most available information does not ensure that
it will be used effectively

Lots of information!
Which one to choose!
How reliable!
Their integrity!
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Uses of occupational information
(Brown & Brooks, 1990)
1. To clarify which occupational alternatives are congruent
with client’s interests, skills, values, and current need of
life situation
2. To generate new occupational alternatives
3. To narrow the number of occupational options
currently under consideration
4. To help inexperienced clients become familiar with the
world of work
5. To correct stereotyped or inaccurate impressions
regarding specific occupations
6. To motivate career decision making by illustrating
rewards associated with career choices

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 Barriers and Decision Styles

• Perfectionist
Clients/students may
have difficulty dealing • Compliant
with data because of • Agonizing
physical, mental, or • Delaying
emotional deficits • Impulsive
and their usual • Fatalistic
decision-making • Intuitive
style. • Paralytic

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 Client/ Helpee Roles
▪ .
Complete
data-gathering
homework

Apply the
knowledge
gathered

Take
responsibility
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Counselor/ Helper Roles

Select sources

Inform clients
on info and how
to use them

Assist client to
fully utilize data
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Principles for using information
effectively

Motivation

Use of For
informa client’s
tion benefit

Evaluation of
information
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Types (nature) of career information

▪ Pre-occupational information – personal

and occupational info
Ex: Training needed, qualities of job holder

▪ Information about the occupation – Ex: Job

descriptions, career path, salary,
professional training

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Types (nature) of career information

Occupational Descriptions of Descriptions of

descriptions schools programs of study

Descriptions of Descriptions of
military apprenticeships/ Listing of jobs
occupations internships

Descriptions of
financial aid

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 Two broad information delivery system

Non Interactive Interactive

Print, Audio, Paper And Computer Assisted

Pencil, Inventories Career Guidance
Systems, Card Sorts,
Structured Interviews

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 Sources of information
(Brown & Brooks, 1990)
▪ Print Material
▪ Computer-based information
system
▪ Audio-visual material
▪ Interviews
▪ Experience – first hand information
and direct observation
▪ Comprehensive systems of
information

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 Sources of information
(Brown & Brooks, 1990)

▪ Printed Material
▪ DOC – Dictionary Of Occupational
Classification – Jabatan Tenaga
Kerja
▪ Career Magazines Such As
▫ Job Street
▫ Graduan
▫ University Prospectus
▫ Pamphlets

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KAMUS PENGKELASAN PEKERJAAN DOC
Dictionary of Occupational Classification (DOC)

• Main source of career information

• Published by Department of Human

Resource, Ministry of Labour Malaysia

• Description of 2,610 jobs that exist in

Malaysia.

• Consists of Job descriptions, the

purpose of these jobs and the hows of
these jobs.

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 Other sources of information

Dictionary of
Red Compass Book
Occupational Titles
Published by the
(DOT) Published by
Malaysian Factory
the Ministry of
Workers Association
Labour, USA

Occupation Outlook
Internet
Hand Book (OOH)

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 Arrange the
career info based
on the
occupations

Classify the Differentiate

information local or
based on work overseas
type information
E o
x f
a
Comprehen
m i Audiovisual
Materials
sive
Material

p n Experience

l f Computer

e o based

s
Reasons for Combining Computer
and Counselor or Guidance Helper

Mask other
Not tech-savvy
problems

Most effective to
combine tech &
counselor
support
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 Advantages of Internet Delivery of
Career Information and Interventions
▪ Accessible

▪ Versatile

▪ Up to date database

▪ Various sources and websites

▪ Counselor support available

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Disadvantages of Internet Delivery of
Career Information and Interventions

▪ Slow connection and operation

▪ Lack of audio and video

▪ Security issues

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Types of Computer-Assisted
Systems

▪ Assessment

▪ Career information system

▪ Career planning system

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 Issues Related to
Cyber counseling

Environment Problems Clients

Counselor Supportive
Security
training services

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 Career Resources
Jabatan Tenaga
Rakyat
Kementerian
Employment
Belia dan
agencies
Sukan

Pejabat Kedutaan
Kementerian
dan Suruhanjaya
Pendidikan
Tinggi negara
Tinggi Malaysia
asing

Majlis Jabatan
Amanah Perkhidmatan
Rakyat Awam

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 Physical Career Center

▪ Centrally located
▪ User-friendly
▪ Equipped with computers and Internet
connections
▪ Equipped with video display devices
▪ Staffed with trained persons
▪ Organized by material type, content,
career planning step, or life role

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 Virtual Career Center

May include assessment linkages to

websites that provide data resources cyber
counseling assistance

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