Career Development and Mentoring LDR 610 Career Planning Project Baheejah Lumumba Siena Heights University

Career Development- Communication The total constellation of economic, sociological, psychological, educational, physical, and chance factors that combine to shape one’s career. Reardon, Lenz, Sampson, & Peterson (2009 p.6) “A career is a process that is lifelong in nature, and it is affected by forces within and outside a person”. (p.6) “Working out indicates that career is the result of comprises and trade offs between what a person might want and what is possible, between the ideal and real” (p.6)

Communication My first career begun in 1985, After graduating from Wayne State University School of Mortuary Science. According to parsons (1909) program, three steps are defined for making a wise vocational choice:(p.3) Careful self-assessment of one’s interest, skills, values, goals, background, and resources. Study of all available options for school, additional training, employment, and occupation. A careful reasoning of which choice was best in light of information uncovered in the first two steps. Reardon, Lenz, Sampson, & Peterson (2009 p.3)

Communication- Analysis Parson’s three-step process is used over and over as a person makes adjustments in his or her life roles. “ Individuals often experience trauma as a result of job loss, a change of career direction, or family-work conflict. Reardon, Lenz, Sampson, & Peterson, (2009 p.4) Purposeful means, I was motivated, it was planned and worked on as a goal. Time extended: Career does not happen by one event or choice. A career develops as a result of continuing series of choices that the person makes when considering the costs and risk of particular options in light of the rewards. Reardon, Lenz, Sampson, & Peterson (2009 p.6)

Cognitive Information Processing Is based on ideas about how our brain takes in, codes, stores, and uses information and knowledge in career planning. Reardon, Lenz, Sampson, & Peterson ( 2009 p.11) It focuses on how to make career decisions. Knowing how I make decisions. Thinking about my decision making. Self- Knowledge. Thinking about my career decision, involves the CIP approach and the CAVSE Cycle.

Holland’s Typology- Valuing Personality was seen as a combination of interests, values, needs, skills, beliefs, attitudes, and learning styles. (Reardon, Lenz, Sampson, & Peterson, p.19) RIASEC: Types most people can be categorized as one of six. “ A person’s well-being and self –esteem are highest when that person lives according to his o her values” (p.16) Self knowledge and knowing what your options are is a factor a person should know when considering their career planning because career problems can occur”. Reardon, Lenz, Sampson, & Peterson, p.16)

More on Synthesis What can I do to solve the Problem? “ Expanding and narrowing my list of options” p. 60 Brainstorming, to elaborate or expand solutions. A time to indentify with your job options values, interest, and skills. Volunteer. Social media sites. Join the society for human resource management.

Execution Involves steps to implement a planned course of action. Finally taking steps to solve the career problem. Decision is made regarding career choice. Focus on the concrete active things that will leave to accomplishing the goal. Reardon, Lenz, Sampson, & Peterson, (2009 p.62)

Communication Recycled This is the “ Knowing I made a good choice” phrase. In problem solving and decision making. Happy with my career choice Graduate Communicate with other’s in the field Contact and work my mentor’s Volunteer

Reference Reardon, R. Lenz, P. Sampson, P. & Peterson, G. ( 2009) Career Development and Planning: A Comprehensive Approach (Third ed.) Mason, OH: CENGAGE LEARNING