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The student will discuss through reporting the lesson below;

CAREER CONCEPTS
A career is defined as the combination and sequence of roles played by a person during the
course of a lifetime (Super, 1980).
Job- is a position an individual holds doing specific duties.
Occupation – is defined as the similar work for which people have similar responsibilities

INFLUENCE FACTORS
Skills and Abilities – considering your skills and abilities and how they may fit a particular
occupation comes out of one of the earliest career development fields, Trait-Factor theories, and
is still used today.
Interest and Personality Type – John Holland, a popular career counselor proposed a theory
that strongly believe that certain careers require certain personality traits and must also fit our
interests.
Life Roles -Being a worker is just one of your life roles, in addition to others such as, student,
parent, and child. How we think about ourselves in these roles, their requirements of them, and
the external factors that affect them, may influence how we look at careers in general and how
we make choices for ourselves.
Previous Experiences – Having positive experiences and role models working in specific
careers may influence the set of careers we consider as options for ourselves. One aspect of
Social Cognitive Career Theory addresses the fact that we are likely to consider continuing a
particular task if we have had a positive experience doing it. In this way, we focus on areas in
which we have had proven success and achieved positive self-esteem.
Culture – racial and ethnic background, as well as the culture of an individual’s regional area,
local community, and extended family, may impact career decisions. We can’t attribute the
predominant characteristics of a culture to any one of its individuals, but having an awareness of
the values and expectations of our culture may help us understand how we make our career
choices.
Gender – How we view ourselves as individuals may influence both the opportunities and
barriers we perceive as we make career decisions.
Social and Economic Conditions – All of our career choices take place within the context of
society and the economy. Several career theories, such as Social Cognitive Career Theory and
Social Learning, address this context in addition to other factors. Events that take place in our
lives may affect the choices to us and even dictate our choices to a certain degree.
Childhood Fantasies – What do you want to be when you grow-up? You may remember this
question from your childhood, and it may have helped shape how you thought about careers
then, as well as later in life.
Work with your career counselor! – Its important to understand that career choice is not made
based on any one factor. Our choices are subject to many influences- individual, cultural, social
and environmental. The combination and interaction of various influences on your decision-
making are unique to you and your situation. There may also be multiple options, several “good-
fits” for you, instead of a single, right choice. Keep in mind that as you change, learning and
experiencing new things, and external factors such as the economy, you will continue to revise
and fine-tune your career choices.
True or False. Write TRUE if the statement below is true and if not write FALSE.
___________ 1. A career is defined as the combination and sequence of roles played by a person
during the course of a lifetime (Super, 1980).
___________ 2. Job is a position an individual holds doing specific duties.
___________ 3. Occupation is defined as the similar work for which people have similar
responsibilities.
___________ 4. Considering skills and abilities for a particular occupation is a concept derived
from Trait-Factor theories.
___________ 5. John Holland proposed a theory suggesting that certain careers require specific
personality traits and must align with our interests.
___________ 6. Being a worker is just one of your life roles, in addition to others such as
student, parent, and child.
___________ 7. Positive experiences and role models in specific careers may influence the set of
careers considered as options.
8. Racial and ethnic background, as well as regional and local culture, may impact career
___________ decisions.
___________ 9. Gender can influence both opportunities and barriers perceived in making career
decisions.
___________ 10. Career choices take place within the context of society and the economy,
according to Social Cognitive Career Theory and Social Learning.
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