{"id":1477,"date":"2016-09-06T19:51:27","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T19:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-collegesuccess\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1477"},"modified":"2020-07-27T19:47:54","modified_gmt":"2020-07-27T19:47:54","slug":"text-stages-of-career-development","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-collegesuccess\/chapter\/text-stages-of-career-development\/","title":{"raw":"Stages of Career Development","rendered":"Stages of Career Development"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Describe the stages of career development, and identify the\u00a0stage you\u2019re currently in<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\nSee if you can remember a time in your childhood when you noticed somebody doing professional work. Maybe a nurse or doctor, dressed in a lab coat, was listening to your heartbeat. Maybe a worker at a construction site, decked in a hard hat, was operating noisy machinery. Maybe a cashier at the checkout line in a grocery store was busily scanning bar codes. Each day in your young life you could have seen a hundred people doing various jobs. Surely some of the experiences drew your interest and appealed to your imagination.\r\n\r\nIf you can recall\u00a0any such times, those are moments from\u00a0the beginning stage of your career development.\r\n\r\nWhat exactly is career development? It's a lifelong process in which we become aware of, interested in, knowledgeable about, and skilled in a career. It's a key part\u00a0of human development as our identity forms and our life unfolds.\r\n\r\nThere are five main stages of career development. Each stage correlates with attitudes, behaviors, and relationships we all\u00a0tend to have at that point\u00a0and age. As we progress through each stage and reach the milestones identified, we prepare to move on to the next one.\r\n\r\nWhich stage of career development do you feel you are in currently? Think about each stage. What challenges are you facing\u00a0now? Where are you headed?\r\n<div>\r\n<table>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>#<\/td>\r\n<td>STAGE<\/td>\r\n<td>DESCRIPTION<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1<\/td>\r\n<td>GROWING<\/td>\r\n<td>This is a time in early years (4\u201313 years old) when you begin to have a sense about the future. You begin to realize that your participation in the world is related to being able to do certain tasks and accomplish certain goals.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2<\/td>\r\n<td>EXPLORING<\/td>\r\n<td>This period begins when you are\u00a0a teenager, and it extends into your mid-twenties. In this stage you find that you have specific interests and aptitudes. You are aware of your inclinations to perform and learn about some subjects more than\u00a0others. You may try out jobs in your community or at your school. You may begin to explore a specific career. At this stage, you have some detailed \u201cdata points\u201d about careers, which will guide you in certain directions.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>3<\/td>\r\n<td>ESTABLISHING<\/td>\r\n<td>This period covers\u00a0your mid-twenties through mid-forties. By now you are selecting or entering a field you consider suitable, and you are exploring job opportunities that will be stable. You are also looking for upward growth, so you may be thinking about an advanced degree.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>4<\/td>\r\n<td>MAINTAINING<\/td>\r\n<td>This stage is typical for people in their mid-forties to mid-sixties. You may be in an upward pattern of learning new stills and staying engaged. But you might also\u00a0be merely \u201ccoasting and cruising\u201d or even \u00a0feeling stagnant. You may be taking stock of what you\u2019ve accomplished and where you still want to go.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>5<\/td>\r\n<td>REINVENTING<\/td>\r\n<td>In your mid-sixties, you are likely transitioning into retirement. But retirement in our technologically advanced world can be just the beginning of a new career or pursuit\u2014a time when you can reinvent yourself. There are many new interests to pursue, including teaching others what you\u2019ve learned, volunteering, starting online businesses, consulting, etc.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\nKeep in mind that your career-development path is personal to you, and you may not fit neatly\u00a0into the categories described\u00a0above. Perhaps your socioeconomic background changes how you fit into the schema. Perhaps your physical and mental abilities affect\u00a0you define the idea of a \"career.\"\u00a0And for everyone, too, there are factors of chance that can\u2019t be predicted or anticipated. You are unique, and your career path can only be developed\u00a0by you.\r\n<h2>Contribute!<\/h2><div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? We\u2019d love your input.<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1GNIF3J0pUXT2y7Qu_oaFLEHOJIY-dmMgh_2xwHQ9QAQ\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 600; color: #077fab; text-decoration: none; border: 2px solid #077fab; border-radius: 7px; padding: 5px 25px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.5em;\">Improve this page<\/a><a style=\"margin-left: 16px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1vy-T6DtTF-BbMfpVEI7VP_R7w2A4anzYZLXR8Pk4Fu4\">Learn More<\/a>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Describe the stages of career development, and identify the\u00a0stage you\u2019re currently in<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>See if you can remember a time in your childhood when you noticed somebody doing professional work. Maybe a nurse or doctor, dressed in a lab coat, was listening to your heartbeat. Maybe a worker at a construction site, decked in a hard hat, was operating noisy machinery. Maybe a cashier at the checkout line in a grocery store was busily scanning bar codes. Each day in your young life you could have seen a hundred people doing various jobs. Surely some of the experiences drew your interest and appealed to your imagination.<\/p>\n<p>If you can recall\u00a0any such times, those are moments from\u00a0the beginning stage of your career development.<\/p>\n<p>What exactly is career development? It&#8217;s a lifelong process in which we become aware of, interested in, knowledgeable about, and skilled in a career. It&#8217;s a key part\u00a0of human development as our identity forms and our life unfolds.<\/p>\n<p>There are five main stages of career development. Each stage correlates with attitudes, behaviors, and relationships we all\u00a0tend to have at that point\u00a0and age. As we progress through each stage and reach the milestones identified, we prepare to move on to the next one.<\/p>\n<p>Which stage of career development do you feel you are in currently? Think about each stage. What challenges are you facing\u00a0now? Where are you headed?<\/p>\n<div>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td>#<\/td>\n<td>STAGE<\/td>\n<td>DESCRIPTION<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>GROWING<\/td>\n<td>This is a time in early years (4\u201313 years old) when you begin to have a sense about the future. You begin to realize that your participation in the world is related to being able to do certain tasks and accomplish certain goals.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>EXPLORING<\/td>\n<td>This period begins when you are\u00a0a teenager, and it extends into your mid-twenties. In this stage you find that you have specific interests and aptitudes. You are aware of your inclinations to perform and learn about some subjects more than\u00a0others. You may try out jobs in your community or at your school. You may begin to explore a specific career. At this stage, you have some detailed \u201cdata points\u201d about careers, which will guide you in certain directions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>ESTABLISHING<\/td>\n<td>This period covers\u00a0your mid-twenties through mid-forties. By now you are selecting or entering a field you consider suitable, and you are exploring job opportunities that will be stable. You are also looking for upward growth, so you may be thinking about an advanced degree.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>MAINTAINING<\/td>\n<td>This stage is typical for people in their mid-forties to mid-sixties. You may be in an upward pattern of learning new stills and staying engaged. But you might also\u00a0be merely \u201ccoasting and cruising\u201d or even \u00a0feeling stagnant. You may be taking stock of what you\u2019ve accomplished and where you still want to go.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>REINVENTING<\/td>\n<td>In your mid-sixties, you are likely transitioning into retirement. But retirement in our technologically advanced world can be just the beginning of a new career or pursuit\u2014a time when you can reinvent yourself. There are many new interests to pursue, including teaching others what you\u2019ve learned, volunteering, starting online businesses, consulting, etc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Keep in mind that your career-development path is personal to you, and you may not fit neatly\u00a0into the categories described\u00a0above. Perhaps your socioeconomic background changes how you fit into the schema. Perhaps your physical and mental abilities affect\u00a0you define the idea of a &#8220;career.&#8221;\u00a0And for everyone, too, there are factors of chance that can\u2019t be predicted or anticipated. 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We\u2019d love your input.<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1GNIF3J0pUXT2y7Qu_oaFLEHOJIY-dmMgh_2xwHQ9QAQ\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 600; color: #077fab; text-decoration: none; border: 2px solid #077fab; border-radius: 7px; padding: 5px 25px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.5em;\">Improve this page<\/a><a style=\"margin-left: 16px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1vy-T6DtTF-BbMfpVEI7VP_R7w2A4anzYZLXR8Pk4Fu4\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-1477\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>College Success. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Linda Bruce. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Lumen Learning. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section>","protected":false},"author":19,"menu_order":17,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[{\"type\":\"original\",\"description\":\"College Success\",\"author\":\"Linda Bruce\",\"organization\":\"Lumen Learning\",\"url\":\"\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"}]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"a63737f7-fe87-4909-b997-a3a36728b557, 4a5ee582-fde1-429f-b085-0d4748e54405","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-1477","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":58,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-collegesuccess\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-collegesuccess\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-collegesuccess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-collegesuccess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-collegesuccess\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3423,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-collegesuccess\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1477\/revisions\/3423"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-collegesuccess\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/58"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-collegesuccess\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1477\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-collegesuccess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-collegesuccess\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=1477"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-collegesuccess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=1477"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-collegesuccess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=1477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}