Career Case Study:
Peter Tkach was enrolling for classes his last semester of his third year at Willamette University. He had done well throughout his educational career, matured through personal experiences, but he soon realized that his four years of college were coming to an end soon and that he needed to determine what he would be doing for the rest of his life, or at least post graduation. Peter decided to enroll in Dr. Houser’s Theories of Career Development in hope of discovering a career path that suited his formal education. Throughout the class he was exposed to Trait-Factor Theory, Personality Theory, Developmental Theory, and Social Learning Theory. He received great career lessons from The Adventures of Johnny Bunko, which he later applied into looking for an internship and career. Peter was able to use these theories and concepts to his own life through completing the assignments and by the end of the class, he was no longer lost in search of a career path, but had a career he wanted to pursue and got an internship for the following summer.
Theories of Career Development
Trait-Factor
The first theory that Peter learned about was Trait-Factor Theory, which “assumes a one-person-one job relationship” (pg. 4). Trait-Factor Theory, fitting to Parsons understanding, “is applied between knowledge and understanding of self and knowledge of occupations and external resources”. Once the individual understands himself or herself a career option usually will present itself (pg. 4). In Peter’s situation, he felt he had an ok self-understanding, but would need help in finding a job that fit his skills and interests, which he eventually did by the end of course along with a internship that applied to his major. One aspect of...
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...,” according to the book read in class The Adventures of Johnny Bunko, so he is going to set goals all while not letting his goals prevent other opportunities from happening. His summer plan is that he will work an internship to get a head start on his future career path. Peter has adjusted his resume and sent it to possible internship opportunities. This proved to be fruitful because he was able to obtain a position on Anna Peterson’s campaign staff. After he gets his undergrad completed he hopes to get a good enough LSAT score to attend Willamette’s Law School, Peter hopes to pursue grad school and obtain his doctorate in order to pursue a career in business law. Thanks to Dr. Houser’s Career Development course, Peter Tkach has found direction in his life, and no longer is going to be a lost senior next year wandering about the wilderness of career confusion.
Michael Moscherosch was born on November 23rd, 1962, in Stuttgart Germany. He and his younger brother were born into a working class family, with his mother working as a full-time accountant and his father working as a car mechanic. The Moscherosch family stayed in Stuttgart for since its inception, the families ancestral roots stem as far back as the 1600s and stayed within Stuttgart and the villages surrounding the area. Michael as a child was described to be scholastic and performed well in his school. In Germany, instead of there being an elementary, middle, and high school, there is a primary school and then secondary schools prioritizing certain fields; some of these fields include engineering, trade schools, and “gymnasiums” which closely represent the structure of our American high schools. Upon completing his secondary school education, Michael began studying Chemistry at the University of Stuttgart, working at night during the week to fund his education.
Family, education and a person’s opportunities are significant elements that collectively define an individual, as demonstrated by both Wes Moore’s. Depending on the opportunities offered to you and whether you decide to take advantage of them through hard work and persistence will result in your success or failure in the end. Wes Moore explains “The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his” goes to show that certain factors affect how you will be as an adult regardless of similar or differentiating backgrounds. (Moore xi).
Frager, R., & Fadiman, J. (2006). Personality and Personal Growth . Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall .
Upon analyzes of the thought provoking topics within the book What Color Is Your Parachute?, it is difficult to not acknowledge career planning and goal setting is a process which successful professionals all undertake in some form. The idea, however, that is most captivating is in order to succeed individuals must not only understand their strengths and weaknesses, but also possess a complete understanding of themselves as individuals. Many of the choices made by young adults regarding career are made regarding their areas of expertise or passion. While these elements should be seen as factors in career decision-making, they are simply two components of an individual.
Super and Paul Baltes Theory. Donald E. Super theory focuses on the concerns with both the length and breadth of career developments across the lifespan. Firstly, Donald E. Super played an important part to career development was different in that he passed over the three domains of theory, probe and application. Super wanted his thought or suggestion and discoveries to be useful, attainable to other individuals. Therefore, he did not only gave us theories and information, but also brought out the capabilities and possibilities of helpful tools for research, assessments and counselling. It also looks at the internal and external features that influence our career decisions, not merely the values and attributes of the individual. It focuses these selection in the circumstances of one’s life span and the hurdles that comes along in different stages in life (Savickas, 1997). Career counsellors should have the ability to people handle various period and changeover in existence, not only the condition to another from school to work, from work to cutbacks, from single to married, from couple to parent, from work to retirement and from life to demise. Diplomatic counsellors can make themselves accessible to individuals at any or the majority of the moves that happen amid a lifetime or to suggest clients to others with specific aptitudes. Being a
Throughout lecture this semester, numerous theories stuck out to me for different reasons. I found each theory had a certain aspect that made me ponder how I could associate and apply it my personal life, as well as my future professional life. Being able to hear about personal stories relevant to my future career helped me further understand and process the whole theory in a better way. Within this paper I will discuss which theory helped me learn about myself, which one I can apply to my future career, and what can be changed to make this class even better for upcoming semesters.
In short, this theory states that career development is determined by multiple factors (e.g., interests, abilities, values, environmental factors) (Zunker, 2016), These factors determine what experiences people partake in, and, in turn, these experiences (good and bad) determine self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and personal goals (Zunker, 2016). Self-efficacy is an individual’s beliefs about his or her ability to successfully perform a certain action (Zunker, 2016). In general, self-efficacy is strengthened with the individual has successful career experiences (Zunker, 2016). This strengthening leads to more positive outcome expectations (e.g., this next job will be good because the last one was) and supports personal goals (Zunker, 2016). Overall, this theory states that an individual’s career development can be improved by increasing exposure to successful career-related learning experiences and by improving self-efficacy (Zunker,
I have known from an early age that I’ve wanted to become a doctor. Helping people has always been a passion of mine. When I was younger, I wanted to be a veterinarian. However, after working with young children I have found that I love working with them, and have a connection with children. Currently, I am interested in becoming either a neonatologist or a general pediatrician so I can continue to work with young children.
Everyone wants to succeed in life. The real question is what is driving them? Is one driven to succeed because someone tells them or does their passion come from within? What happens when their path of success is not the same as the person driving them to succeed? We live in a world where success is define as money, having a big house, a good job, and a lavish lifestyle. Parents and elders in today’s society plays a major role in their children’s career choices, because they expect their children to be more successful than themselves.
Weissman, S., & Krebs, D. (1976). A Decision-Making Model for Career Exploration. The Personnel and guidance journal, 517.
Both school works and real-life work experiences have a great impact on students’ future career prospects.
Opportunities come and go and I am here in the University writing my first paper because I have decided to seize the opportunity. My family will be proud and in turn I will be proud as I walk this journey of achievement. While reading this paper, I will lead you on a short narrative of my personal life experiences this far. I will help you to get to know me and understand who I am as a wife, mother and now a college student. Included are examples of adult development theories I have learned over the past few weeks.
My parents always said that once you start working, you cannot stop. I found that hard to believe before I got my first job, but it became more apparent and true as the years passed. Throughout my short, yet significant career development experiences, I have gained a better insight as to what my future career might look and be like. My career development experiences have ultimately strengthened and shaped the person I am today. The foundation for my understanding of my career choices can be traced as far back as my childhood, important life events, and my current interests along with hobbies. Consequently and thankfully, all of my previous work experiences have made me stand out from the other 50,000 ASU college students.
Throughout this narrative review of my own development, I will apply theories of learning and personality development to my own growth, throughout my own life span, which is all that of 35 years. This will be directed with specific focus on my cognitive, emotional, and social development. Specific concepts and relevant theories discussed will be such as those of Erickson, Kohlberg, Piaget, Freud, and Vygotsky. Furthermore, these theories and concepts will explain how my personal identification systems, my addiction issues, my cultural experience with higher education, my attitudes throughout relationships, and my strategies during elementary school have promoted or impeded my optimal development.
One of the most well known application of the Social Learning Theory to understanding career development emerges from the work of J.D. Krumboltz and his colleagues who have outlined the Social Learning Theory of Social Learning Theory of Decision Making. The theory examines the impact on the career decision making process of such factors as genetic predisposition, environmental conditions and events, learning experiences and