This document provides information about career management and planning. It discusses that a career is more than just a job, but is part of one's identity. It emphasizes the importance of knowing yourself through assessments, introspection, and consultations to understand your values, skills, and interests. It also stresses understanding the job market and what skills and experiences are needed for different careers. Finally, it recommends trusting yourself during career decision making and maintaining activities and learning to support your self-value over your career stages.

1. CAREER
MANAGEMENT
IT’S NOT JUST A JOB, ITS WHO YOU ARE!
JANA GÁL, UNYP

2. • Psychology, psychotherapy, career change
• Career counselor for expats, nomads, graduates or anyone
who likes to change career.
• 15 years in companies (marketing, HR)
• 4 years free lancing
• 6 countries living, studying, working
www.janagal.cz
Jana Gál

3. What is a career?
“is the job or profession that someone does for a long period
of their life”
Collins dictionary (2019)

4. Career Planning
• Choosing the right career
• Maintaining, navigating and changing
• Retirement preparation

5. Choosing the career
What helps?
• Knowing yourself
• Knowing what is out there
• Trusting yourself
You can maintain and improve all 3
Santos, A., Wang, W., & Lewis, J. (2018)

6. Knowing better yourself
• Some psychometric tools:
• Self-directed-search (J. Holland)
• RIASEC
• Gallup Strength Finder
• Career consultancy (values, dreams, skills, virtues)
• Introspection – self analyses

7. Holland’s RIASEC model
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R
A
EC
S
Woods, S. A., & West, M. A.
(2010).https://www.truity.com/test/holland-code-career-
test
Realistic
Investigative
Artistic
Social
Enterprising
Conventional

8. Knowing the labor environment
• Knowing what organizations/jobs are available
• Analyzing job descriptions
• Knowing what skills are needed
• Knowing what experiences are needed
www.myskillsmyfuture.org

9. Trust in yourself
• Maintain some free time activity
• Be part of a community
• Maintain a skill or knowledge development
• Take coaching or psychotherapy to support your self value

10. Career Stages in an organization
Donald Super Stages. Woods, S. A., & West, M. A. (2010)
Apprentice Exploration
Colleague
Mentor
Sponsor
Establishment
Disengagement
needs challenges
Maintenance
shapes the organization
shaping the field
mentoring junior colleagues
needs support
Low, C. H., Bordia, P., & Bordia, S. (2016)

11. “Choose a job you love,
and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
Confucius

12. Test Resources
• https://www.truity.com/test/holland-code-career-test
• http://www.mbtionline.com/
• www.gallupstrengthscenter.com
• http://www.self-directed-search.com/

13. Resources
• Career [def.1]. n.d. Collins Dictionary online. In Collins Dictionary retrieved January 15, 2019 from:
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/career
• Ferreira, A. I., Rodrigues, R. I., & Da, C. F. (2016). Career interests of students in psychology specialties degrees:
Psychometric evidence and correlations with the RIASEC dimensions. International Journal for Educational and
Vocational Guidance, 16(1), 91-111. doi:http://dx.doi.org.unyp.idm.oclc.org/10.1007/s10775-015-9289-3
• Finerman, W. (Producer), & Frankel, D. (Director). (2006). The Devil Wears Prada [Motion picture]. United States: 20th
Century Fox.
• Low, C. H., Bordia, P., & Bordia, S. (2016). What do employees want and why? an exploration of employees'
preferred psychological contract elements across career stages. Human Relations, 69(7), 1457. Retrieved from
https://search-proquest-com.unyp.idm.oclc.org/docview/1800732692?accountid=17238
• Santos, A., Wang, W., & Lewis, J. (2018). Emotional intelligence and career decision-making difficulties: The
mediating role of career decision self-efficacy.Journal of Vocational Behavior, 107, 295. Retrieved from
https://search-proquest-com.unyp.idm.oclc.org/docview/2082284381?accountid=17238
• Woods, S. A., & West, M. A. (2010). The psychology of work and organizations. Cengage Learning EMEA