FIDAN KORKUT-OWEN What effects our career choice?

FİDAN KORKUT-OWEN

What effects our career choice?

Career Development

Dr. Korkut- Owen, 2014-2015

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Continuous learning process

Self discovery

Educational and labor market opportunity

Decision making , establish a goal and do career plan

Some Factors Influence Career Choice


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1. Individual/personal (interest, aptitude, values , earlier experience etc) Self-discovery

2. Social (family, traditions, media etc)

3. System related (etc., political, economic, legal)4. Chance factor. (

Korkut-Owen, 2008)

Educational and labor market opportunity


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INDIVIDUAL/PERSONAL FACTORS

Interests


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Enjoy to do some activities or not

It determines job satisfaction


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In a ordinary weekend day, whatever you do in 24 hours make a list.. After then give a degree to each item

1. I did not like at all,2. I did not like 3. I like it4. I like it so much

Check the items that you gave 3 or 4!!

Aptitudes


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Whatever you would do so easily! If we have talent then it is to do for us!


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My characteristics Things I can do easily Things enjoy to do

1.2.3.4.

Values


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What are the most important in our lives? Family, health, money?

Believes and feelings are behind them. Our interests are based on our values!!!


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What is the your first 5 most important things in your life?

1. 2 3 4 5

Skills…

Some think these are came from birth Most researchers think we learn skills, (learning language, computer skills, driving

etc..)


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Self menagement skills Motivate your self, do it your duties on time

Transferable skills If you know how you can organize, this skills can

be used in so many different situations There are programs!!

Spesific skills Car related.. If you know every part of the car

engine

What are your transferable skills ?

Foreign language Computer Communication Management Presentation Helping vb...


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Attitudes


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Attitudes to work, professions, work places…

Gender issues etc..

Some discussion questions


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Which jobs have the most and the least prestige?

What do you think about to work?

What do you think gender and profession?

Personality Introverted person

and social worker?

Impatient person and kindergarten teacher

Independent person and governmental officer (657)

Examples..Dr. Korkut- Owen, 2014-2015

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Career maturity?


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….. “individual’s readiness to cope with the developmental tasks (for) that stage of development” Super (1990)

Physical/health conditionsAcademic achievement

If you want to be pilot your eyes must be healthy

If you want to be a model you have to be tall Your examples?

Academic achievement can effect to be accepted to some academic programs or jobs…


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Self efficacy

Perception of the individual about him/herself , what s/he can do or can not do..

Can be unrealistic


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Career related early and current experiences

Childhood experienceProfessions were available around her/his lifeIdeal job ideasWork experiences Job experiencesRole models from real life or TV, movies,

novels etc..


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SOCIAL FACTORS


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Family Their personalities, education, their parents,

gender expectation, economic situation etc..

Your family and you


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Career family tree

Your family members careers!! Grand mother and grandfather ,mother, father, aunts and unclesSiblings, cousins

How did they choice? Which kind of messages they gave you


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Your mother

Your father

You

Erkekler

Kadınlar

Discussion


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Society Common values, traditions, gender roles

expectations, gender of the professions

Media Which professions were presented more? Which professions considered as prestigious etc.

Currently which professions are popular? Currently which professions are considered very

important?


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SYSTEM RELATED (POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, LEGAL, ETC ) FACTORS

Governmental systemLegal systemEconomic systemEducational systemEntering the labor

marketGeography Global events


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University examKPSSState and private sectorLabor market


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Chance


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Health situation (person him/herself or her/his family members)

Natural disasters Unexpected events, meeting peopleExam system changing etc...

Examples?


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These four interrelated dimensions (individual, social, system related -political, economic, legal- and chance ) effect our career development and decisions.

Our role is to help students/clients during their career decision making process, promote their career plans

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