What type of career path has your subject had? Modern or traditional? How do you know.

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Identify someone who is an established success in your career of choice (Business). Research their career history. Explore how they have progressed in their career life. Suggested sources for this are: biographies, autobiographies, Wikipedia, direct interviews.

 

Once you are familiar with their career path submit a 2 page paper answering the following questions:

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1) What type of career path has your subject had? Modern or traditional? How do you know. Cite examples.

 

2) Referring to the PPT in this week’s module, which of the organizational changes have they experienced? How did they respond to those changes?

 

 

3) Apply the career development model, found in the PPT in this week’s module, to your subject’s career path. Use examples from their story to illustrate how they moved through the career development process.

 

4) relate to your subject (Business) What did you learn about succeeding in your field (Business) from your research? How do you plan to prepare for the organizational changes you found?

The Career Development Process

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changing Career Development

Traditional Career Development:

Career Ladder

Modern Career Development:

Career River

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Old School: Career Ladder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lifetime employment with one employer

 

 

Progressive promotions in same industry

 

 

Longevity and seniority rewarded

 

 

Chain of command structure strictly adhered

 

 

The image of a 30 year retirement from the same company with the gift of a gold watch calls to mind this type of career progression.

 

 

 

“Gone are the days of working for one company, or even within a single industry, from entry-level to retirement (with full benefits).”

According to Mark Savickas,

a career development scholar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New School: Career River

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frequent changes

 

 

Voluntary and involuntary

 

 

Shift from “job” thinking to “project/contract based” thinking

 

 

Adapts to personal changes (life role demands, interests, etc)

 

 

Marked by shifts between employers AND industries

 

 

Successfully navigating your career river requires:

Accurate self assessment, ability to evaluate career options, ability to incorporate personal and career issues into your decisions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, How do you choose? How do you chart your path??

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One way to do it…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Career Development Process

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How this course will help you:

Instead-

We will learn key skills helpful in making the best career decisions for yourself.

At each “bend” in your river you will find yourself engaging this cycle again and again.

 

In the video clip we just saw, the main character used a haphazard way to select a profession.

 

This method can work, but it can waste time, money and perhaps lead to frustration and giving up.