Career Development principles

1. Concept of Career
• Career
• Work
• Job
• Profession
• Vocation

2. Concept of Career
Work?
• Activity involving mental or
physical effort done in order
to achieve a purpose or result.
• Example: Reading, Teaching
Running, Cooking
Eating, Driving
Job?
• A paid position of regular
employment.
• Example: Physician in a Hospital,
Guard of a School,
Driver of a Govt.office

3. Concept of Career
Profession?
• A paid occupation, especially one
that involves prolonged training
and a formal qualification.
• Example: An Architect
A Sculptor
Vocation?
• It is paid but doesn’t involve any
academic training or formal
qualification.
• Example: A Mason
A Carpenter

4. Career?
Career
Profession
Job
Vocation
Work

5. Career Development
• Read the text from pages 6 to 8 and then answer the following
questions:
1. “You don’t have to work a single day if you do what you love.” This
statement best matches which of the following?
a) Knowing about varieties of profession, vocations and jobs
b) Looking for job
c) Knowing oneself

6. Career Development
2. “You need to gather right information about different jobs only to
choose the right one for you.” This statement best matches which of
the following?
a) Knowing about varieties of profession, vocations and jobs
b) Determining aim and objective to plan accordingly
c) Knowing oneself

7. Career Development
3. “Without definite aims and goal, competencies and qualifications are
of no use.” This statement best matches which of the following?
a) Knowing about varieties of profession, vocations and jobs
b) Determining aim and objective to plan accordingly
c) Spiral Development

8. Career Development
4. “A Resume is an integral part of career development and career
building.” This statement best matches which of the following?
a) Looking for a job
b) Determining aim and objective to plan accordingly
c) Spiral Development

9. Career Development
5. “Mr. Reza teaches us Career Education despite being an English
Language teacher.” This statement best matches which of the
following?
a) Linear Development
b) Dynamic Development
c) Spiral Development