CAREER DEVELOPMENT

CAREER- is defined as the combination and sequence of roles played by a person during the course of a
lifetime.

 JOB- is a position an individual holds doing specific duties

 OCCUPATION- is defined as the similar work for which people have similar responsibilities and
for which they develop a common set of skills and knowledge

CAREER DEVELOPMENT THEORIES

1. TRAIT FACTOR- skills, values, interests, and personality characteristics are analysed and
matched with job factors or an occupational profile.
2. PSYCHOLOGICAL- developed by John Holland where he identified six personality categories:
realistic, investigative, social, conventional, enterprising, and artistic
3. DECISION- this theory is based on Bandura’s theory of self-efficacy, which means that a person
may exercise control over his or her thoughts, beliefs, and actions.
4. LIFE- SPACE THEORY-proposed by Donald Super who based the idea that humans are always in
constant change and go through life learning and doing new things while changing roles in the
process.

INTERNAL FACTORS AFFECTING ONE’S CHOICE OF CAREER

1. SELF CONCEPT- There is a need to know and understand what you want to do or not want to do.
This is tied on how you see and think of yourself.
2. PERSONAL PREFERENCES
3. MOTIVATION- The drive one’s fullest potentials is the best motivation any person can ever have
in living a meaningful life.
4. SELF-CONFIDENCE
5. PERSONAL SKILLS- Basic education teaches us the hard skills we need to acquire so we qualify
for higher education, such as learning math and the sciences. The softer skills such as dealing
with people or the skill to communicate a feeling or a thought non-verbally are not taught in out
educational system.
6. PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS- Certain characteristics will definitely help you in choosing a
career. Characteristics which are compatible and matched certain types of work.
7. PERSONAL HEALTH
8. EMOTIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
9. SELF-SABOTAGING THOUGHTS

ACTIVITY:

MY STRENGTHS MY CHALLENGES

DIRECTION:

1. Fill up the table. Be as detailed as possible. Your strengths or challenges may not necessarily
be just behaviours, they can include how you think about things, your own beliefs about
yourself, or even how you handle emotions.
2. What do you notice about your list in MY STRENGTHS? Where do your strengths lie?
3. Look at your MY CHALLENGES list. Get a separate piece of paper and for every challenge you
listed, write down what you need to do to overcome them.
4. Identify the strengths and challenges that you think are directly related or important to your
track TVL.