The Activity of Planning a Career

Ever since graduating high school many career plans have run through my mind, many of them have been careers that are high risk, high reward type of jobs. I remember one of my teachers in high school saying that students graduating from high school and entering college at the age of 18 are too young to really know what they want to do with their lives, at that time I thought I had my life figured out, but now that I am

Whilst a great body of careers theory literature leans towards “career as an individual phenomenon” (Schneidhofer, Latzke & Mayrhofer, 2015), careers cannot be isolated from other factors. Grandjean (1981, p.1057) places careers at “the intersection of societal history and individual biography”. Changes in context do impact on careers, however, the extent to which they do so in isolation is difficult to measure. Context has an important part to play, offering careers “a set of external structures and events that create opportunities and difficulties” (Inkson, Dries & Arnold, 2015). Changes in context are inexplicably driven by the forward motion of time. It has been argued that individual reaction to such changes facilitates career

According to my site supervisor, there is only one career lesson delivered to each grade level at the middle school. She said that it is not until students get to high school that the counselors really begin to focus on careers and future plans. Upon further research, I discovered that this was consistent across all middle schools in the district. I feel as though it is of utmost importance for students to be prepared and have a plan once they graduate high school. They need to be aware of their options and their career goals. In order to have a career goal and understand their post-secondary options, students must understand and gain exposure the various career paths and opportunities. It is never too early to begin planning for the future, developing career goals, and creating a post-secondary plan. For these reasons, I chose to focus, advocate for, and plan for individual planning activities that career paths to aid students in career planning.

Some people grow up knowing exactly what they want to do; I, on the other hand, do not know exactly what career path I am going to take, but I have learned that is okay. I went through most of high school presuming that I had to have my life planned out by my senior year and I recently realized that was an unrealistic expectation to put on myself.

I feel as if it wouldn’t be a good idea to choose a career path before high school because you can’t take votech before high school, you may change your mind, and

When researching a career, we must create an intellectually, creatively, and socially-informed picture of our professional futures based on our developing individual interests and personal goals.

Numerous students are unsure of what they aspire to be when they graduate High School, most wait until their junior or senior year to thoroughly ponder it, some even wait until they’re already in their first or second year of college. Then in college, 50%-70% of students change their major at least three times before they graduate. Finding or even thinking about sticking to something, like a career for a long period of time can be intimidating for anybody. That’s why I personally think it’s preferable to at least have a slight idea, in order to somewhat know the necessary classes to take to stay on the right path.

Growth and development are the integral part of every individual’s career. If an employee can not foresee his path of career development in his current organization, there are chances that he’ll leave the organization as soon as he gets an opportunity. The important factors in employee growth that an employee looks for himself are:

Gysbers (2013) defines what career readiness is and what the qualities of a career ready student is. Students today are required an education that provides them with the academic, career and technical, and guidance to be career ready upon graduating from high school. When a student is career ready they know how to participate in numerous current and potential life roles which include learning and working. Gysbers and Lapan in 2009 (cited by Gysbers, 2013) defined a career ready student as “a proactive, resilient, and adaptive style of interacting in the in the present and use that style to assertively move toward self-defined career futures that add meaning, purpose, and satisfaction to their lives.” Once a student meets the definition they

WOW! Did you know that it is good for students to commit to a career by high school? Some people probably wouldn't agree, but you have to stop and think why it would be good for the students. I know some does not have clue what they want to be when they graduate. It can prepare them for life after high school. students should commit to a career by high school because it will help students to be ready for college, help to decide if its what they want to do, and it would make it easier for the students. To begin with, it can help students to be ready for college. For example, some of my friends are about to graduate and they don't have any idea on what they want to go to college and do. If students had to commit to a career

Have you ever thought about what a little research could do to help explore your approaching career? The things that will be discussed in this paper will give a clear example of what research could help you. The website that my classmates and I used to explain our Career Research papers, was cfnc.org. I hope, that through research, to discover more about a certain career that may suit my interests and things that I am skilled in.

Career planning can seem so far fetched from most middle school students’ minds. Therefore, an effective career intervention program is designed to help 8th graders to begin the process of the decision making process and understanding how the career planning process works (Niles & Harris-Bowlsbey, 2013). Understanding how an individual’s life roles are interconnected is also an important aspect of career development and planning.

In today’s society, high schoolers are limited to the choice of a liberal arts or career oriented schedule. This holds students back by limiting their choice of education. Various issues arise because students are not prepared for their futures. While some students know their future path beforehand, others are completely clueless. Liberal arts education includes academic subjects such as literature, philosophy, mathematics, and the physical sciences. Career orientated education is a career development instructional guidance program designed to help students acquire a greater understanding of career opportunities that will assist them in making meaningful and informed career choices. While both are powerhouses and deemed important, a career-oriented schedule should be preferred in today’s society. Students should begin preparing for their future pathway as early as possible, and a liberal arts plan hinders their capability of doing so.

Career planning is essential to anyone who is looking to succeed in a particular career. According to Staffing the Contemporary Organization, “career planning is the provisional device that helps individuals establish and create a blueprint for their career goals” (Caruth, Caruth, & Pane, 2009, Chapter 12). It is not set in stone and is up to the individual to create and follow. According to Planning and Managing Human Resources, “Career planning doesn’t offer solid guidance and is the exclusive responsibility of the individual” (Rothwell & Kazanas, 2003, Chapter 10). I will be going over the resources available in the Career Center, identify and describe the results of the resources my wife used in creating her career plan and go over her projected career path.

Peter Drucker argues that we live in an age of unprecedented opportunity; that people can make it to the top no matter where they start (Drucker, 2005). However, no matter what natural talents you may possess, people still need to learn how to manage their lives and their careers over a fifty or more year period. He asks people to ask five primary questions honestly about their career.