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Career Development

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BRIEFLY COMMENT ON THE DEVELOPMENTAL THEORIES OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT. EXPLAIN THE VIEW THAT ‘THE IMPORTANCE OF WORK VALUES CONSTITUTES LINKING GOALS, PROVIDING INFORMATION, AND ORGANIZATIONAL SAVVY. Developmental Theory by Donald Super. The developmental theory of career development was founded by Donald Super (1957) and other theorists who recognizes the changes that people go through as they mature. It focuses on human development across a person’s life. According to Donald, career patterns are determined by socioeconomic factors, mental and physical abilities personal characteristics and the opportunities to which persons are exposed. To him, people will seek career satisfaction through the work roles in …show more content…

Since there are many assessment instruments available to measure interests, the value of understanding work values has been undetermined or underrated. It is therefore incumbent or the onus lies on advisors to be abreast with the following: 1) How values influence job satisfaction and success. 2) Which important values are mission in an employee’s work and which unwanted circumstances are present. 3) Ways to help advisees identify and clarify their values. 4) Differences between exploring values. Advisors can also ask employee specific questions such as these to help clarify their work values. These include: 1) What brings you satisfaction from your work? 2) Which work values are the most important to your satisfaction on the job? 3) Which of these are not being sufficiently met in your present job? 4) How can you meet your top work values here? The importance of work values in linking goals, providing information and organizational savvy are discussed below; The importance of work values in relation to linking goals, effective career advising must realistically link individuals’ career goals with the direction and need of the organization. It is imperative on advisors need to categorically state clearly the importance o this linkage and help advisee plan accordingly. It is therefore incumbent on advisors to understand the relevance of the following; 1) Balancing individuals’ wants with organizational

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