PERSONS AND

CAREERS

Career Development

Engr. Maria Elvira Geraga – Escolar, CoE

Objectives:
• Understand the
basic concepts and
perspectives in
career development
 Activity:
AGREE or DISAGREE

• Arts/Humanities majors
usually are
unemployable after
college
 Activity:
AGREE or DISAGREE

• Selecting what’s HOT

at the moment is safe
 Activity:
AGREE or DISAGREE

• Career
assessments/counselo
rs will not be of any
use for me
 Activity:
AGREE or DISAGREE

• If X is happy in a
particular field, I will be
happy too
 Activity:
AGREE or DISAGREE

• If I wait long enough,

luck will eventually
bring me to the right
career
 Activity:
AGREE or DISAGREE

• Making a lot of money

will make me happy
 Activity:
AGREE or DISAGREE

• Once I choose a
career I’ll be stuck in it
forever
 Activity:
AGREE or DISAGREE

• If I change careers my
skills will be wasted
 Activity:
AGREE or DISAGREE

• I will decide after the

results are out
 Activity:
AGREE or DISAGREE

• I love this hobby, but I

don’t think I can make
money out of it
 Today’s Generation Students…….
 Never plan for the future.
 Follow the crowd
 Choose by influence of others.
 Accept the parent’s verdict(decision) by force
 Get tempted by current trends
 Jump into any career
 Lack motivation
 Fail to ‘’discover their lives’’
 Live in a fantasy world
Process Questions:
• What was the
easiest/difficult
statement to decide on?
Why?

• What made you

agree/disagree with the
statement?
 CAREER AND CAREER
DEVELOPMENT
What is career?

Def. (Oxford English Dictionary)

A person’s course or progress through life.

It also pertains to his occupational or profession that usually involves

special training or formal education and is considered to be a person’s
lifework.

What is career development?

Career development is an ongoing process of gaining knowledge and

improving skills that will help an individual to establish a career plan.
Evaluation: Journal Notebook

How do
personal/internal
factor influence
career choices