Week 5: Career Development

This theory attempts to match an individual's personality traits to the requirements of a specific job.

This approach emphasizes the impact of childhood experiences, parental influence, and early socialization on career choices.

The individual credited with pioneering the field of vocational guidance, focusing on matching individual abilities with suitable career options.

This tool aims to identify an individual's strengths and interests, linking them to suitable career paths.

These tools are commonly used to assess skills, interests, and aptitudes, helping individuals identify suitable career options.

Couples where both partners actively pursue careers or jobs, contributing to the family's financial well-being.

Unlike traditional family models, both partners in these couples share responsibility for career and family, leading to a unique set of challenges.

The major challenge faced by dual-career couples is balancing work demands with family responsibilities, requiring effective time management and communication.

This process, pioneered by Frank Parsons, focuses on understanding an individual's abilities, interests, and the requirements of various jobs.

Donald Super's theory describes the stages of career development across the lifespan, highlighting the dynamic nature of career choices.

The five distinct stages of career development according to Super's theory are Growth, Exploration, Establishment, Maintenance, and Decline.

This visual representation in Super's theory illustrates the various life roles and careers an individual may experience throughout their life, highlighting the interconnectedness of roles.

This core concept in Super's theory focuses on the intersection of life roles (work, home, community, leisure, and self) with career development across the lifespan.

During this stage, individuals focus on stabilizing their chosen career and adapting to changing job demands.

In this stage, individuals explore various career options, develop their sense of self, and gather information to make informed career decisions.

Super highlights these life roles, which interact with career development across the lifespan: Work, Home, Community, Leisure, and Self.

The central focus of Super's theory lies in understanding the interconnectedness of life roles and career development across the lifespan.

This stage marks the period when individuals establish their chosen career path and work toward achieving advancements and recognition.

This approach in Super's theory emphasizes the dynamic interaction between life roles and career development, highlighting the continuous adaptation and change throughout life.