My Career Choice For Myself

introduced a theory that described career development in terms of life stages and life roles. Super was one of the first theorists to discuss the constantly evolving nature of career development, and the importance of finding a balance between career and personal life. Super’s developmental model emphasized how personal experiences interact with occupational preferences in creating one’s self-concept. Super discussed how each of us progress through various life and career development stages, including

to relate to. Supers Theory emphasizes that career development is life long process from childhood into late adulthood that occurs throughout our developmental stages (Helm, 1996). In 1990 Super modified his theory because he found that people could recycle back through stages which is not dependent on age or professional experience but personal growth (Helm, 1996). I feel this is a true statement because some of the stages of development for myself had occurred at different ages than some of the

Health Informatics is my number one career choice. In many ways, it also reflects all my career choices that I make in life. Educators teach and lead young children toward success in life and professions develop successful careers by mastering challenging skills in their career field, I see myself incorporating both into my career. I want to master the skills that are presented to me in class and at work, I want to work to improve the data that is incorporate within the health system, and successfully

important decisions in my life is to choose a career that I will enjoy and find interesting for many years ahead. It is important that I have the ability to provide well for myself and future family. In an effort to stay current in the marketplace, I am committed to keeping an open mind as career paths change, and dedicating time for continued education. I believe that my career choices for the future greatly depend upon the knowledge that I have of myself, information regarding my career options, testing

be as simple as going into the workforce right out of high school, or going to further your education. A plan should revolve around your personal career choice. A two step education plan to pursue a career as a bakery owner is the best choice for me after high school, even though some may argue against it. Black Hawk Community College is a great choice for the first step of a two step education plan. This college is in close range of many in the Quad Cities as it is located in Moline, IL. Along with

excellent resources for narrowing down my career options. Some of the most revealing assessments and materials included the Holland (2013) Self-Directed Search (SDS), Gretchen Rubin’s (2015) personality type survey, and Richard Bolles’ (2014) Flower Diagram. The Holland SDS (2013) was a meaningful tool for me in a variety of ways. First, the results of this assessment bolstered my confidence in the sense that my career daydreams appear to be a favorable match with my interests and personality. Additionally

significant life events, familial role models, family success or failure in my family (Malott & Magnuson, 2004). My self-concept was developed since my childhood years. I viewed myself as an average, disciplined, motivated and full of positive ambitious individual. I did fairly well in school and my parents encouraged me to work hard in school. Reflecting on the genogram, I recalled my father had always encouraged me and my siblings to work hard in school. Coming from a fairly low education and income

Family Experience My family has been a huge influence on my life choices, as well as my career choices. The concept of helping and being there for someone in need has always been a strong characteristic for my family. No one goes through a hard ship alone, nor does anyone never have someone they can’t count on. I feel the strong sense of helping that was instilled me since I was young has been an important driving factor in my choice to have a career in a helping profession, such as becoming a registered

At the end of my junior year of high school, I realized I would not only be deciding what college I was going to attend, but also the career I wanted to pursue. I spent many years creating a comfortable environment at my high school that I did not want to leave and I did not want to be too far from my family. Decisions came and went as to what I would prepare myself for after high school and soon decide which college I would begin at. By not knowing the career path I wanted to engage in and not wanting

For this response paper I took The Princeton Review Career Quiz. The purpose of this assessment is to help individual see what career option is the best fit. Even though this assessment does not lead us to our jackpot career it gives us an idea in the path we may end up by evaluating our interest and personality. I remember taking this assessment when I was in high school and almost a decade year later I’m doing another one in m graduate year. Overall, I am excited re-taking this assessment to visualize