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Introduction
A career
High
Will performance
Job increase or decline?
Performance
Low
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75
Age
Traditional Career Stages
exploration
involves:
trying out different fields
discovering likes and dislikes
forming attitudes toward work and social relationship patterns
establishment
includes:
searching for work
getting first job
getting evidence of “success” or “failure”
mid-career
employee may:
• continue to grow
• plateau (stay competent but not
ambitious)
• deteriorate
Traditional Career Stages
late career
decline
Holland
Schein Myers Briggs
Vocational
Anchors Typologies
Preferences
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Career Choices and Preferences
Holland
Vocational
Preferences
Holland R I
Vocational
Preferences
1. Realistic
2. Investigative
3. Artistic E S
4. Social
5. Enterprising Letters connected by the line indicate
6. Conventional reinforcing themes; letters not connected
represent opposing themes.
Career Choices and Preferences
Holland
Vocational
Preferences
1. Realistic: Practical, rely on tools and hands-on training
Schein
Anchors
1. technical/functional competence
2. managerial competence
3. autonomy-independence
4. Security/stability
5. Entrepreneurial creativity
6. Service/dedication to a cause
7. Pure challenge
8. Lifestyle
Career Choices and Preferences
Myers Briggs
Typologies
Successful
build and maintain Career keep current
Tips
balance your
keep your
specialist & generalist
competencies options open
document your
achievements