CPE5500 CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Introduction
What?
• From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• In organizational development (or OD), the study of
career development looks at:
• how individuals manage their careers within and
between organizations
• and how organizations structure the career progress
of their members, it can also be tied into succession
planning within some organizations.
What?
• In personal development, career development is:
• " ... the total constellation of psychological,
sociological, educational, physical, economic, and
chance factors that combine to influence the nature
and significance of work in the total lifespan of any
given individual."
– Career Development: A Policy Statement of the
National Career Development Association Board of
Directors (Adopted March 16, 1993; revised 2003)
What?
• In personal development, career development is:
• "... the lifelong psychological and behavioral processes as
well as contextual influences shaping one’s career over the
life span. As such, career development involves the person’s
creation of a career pattern, decision-making style,
integration of life roles, values expression, and life-role self
concepts."

– Herr, E.L., & Cramer, S. H. (1996). Career guidance and

counseling through the lifespan: Systematic approaches. New
York: HarperCollins) (Niles, S. G. & Harris-Bowlsbey, J (2002)
Career Development Interventions in the 21st Century. Columbus,
OH: Merrill Prentice Hall., p7
What?
• Career development is an ongoing process of
gaining knowledge and improving skills that will
help an individual to establish a career plan.
What?
 Video Clip (Youtube)

 Jennifer Frazee is a career and testing services

counselor.
Why?
 At USA according to Brown & Minor, 1989, 1992;
Hoyt & Lester, 1995; NCDA, 1999
1 in 10 adult need assistance each year either in
selecting, changing or acquiring a new job
 81% of workers are at least minimally satisfied with
their jobs
Why?
7 in 10 would get more information about jobs if they
were starting over.
 4 in 10 adults have careers as a result of a conscious
plan.
 30% of adults used no sources of information in their
quest for employment.
Why?
 Social?

 Economic?

 Technology ?
 Training/skills?

 Unemployment?

 etc
Why?
 People need assistance with career…
Counselors Task
 To find effective ways to deliver career information
and to improve career choice making in ways that
significantly increase the number of people who
enter careers as a result of making a conscious,
informed choice.