Career Counseling week 2

How is the “ideal career” helpful

opens mind to possibility, learn needs and desires, hear driving career decisions

every career involves a combination of

ideas, people, data, and things

Avocation

unpaid activities during leisure time; includes hobbies or other activities for which others get paid but which one is unpaid and engaged in during leisure time

Career

numerous definitions exist, most agree its a broad category referring to the series or sequence of one’s vocational activities or the course of a lifetime

job

the specific set of tasks performed by an individual worker. the term job usually refers to paid positions, but payment isn’t required

lifestyle

the overall balance of vocational and avocational activities at any given point in time

occupation

a term that represents a broader grouping of jobs that require similar skills and involve similar tasks, paid work

vocation

paid employment in a job or occupation

work

the expenditure of energy and effort. occurs during paid employment as well as unpaid activities.

issues addressed by career counselors

early career development, employment, career success and satisfaction, and life balance.

industrial revolution

1820-1870. inheriting vs. choosing a career. agrarian vs. industrial economies. role of technology advances, labor unions

Frank Parsons

went from highly paid engineer to poorly paid labor. career development needs of the general population. social justice, activism, and advocacy

WWII

1939-1945. military utilized career assessment to determine best fit. let women to enter the work force, increased manufacturing, G.I. Bill gave free education

Digital Revolution

1980-present. increased productivity and effectiveness. altered the nature and expanded the boundaries of the workplace, and contributed directly to the rapid acceleration of globalization by making it technologically feasible

Themes of industrial and digital revolutions

technology changes, societal changes, work changes, career counseling needs

changes in the word if work

job security and career stability → job opportunities → postsecondary training needs →

job opportunities

Changes in immigration policies, global economy, manufacturing jobs are less plentiful, increased usage of AI

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