Are you sure? the role of uncertainty in career

Trevor-Roberts, Edwin

doi:10.1002/j.2161-1920.2006.tb00010.x

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“…Increasingly there has been a call for career development theories to reflect salient influences such as chance events (Bright, Pryor, Chan & Rijanto, 2009;Chen, 2005;Pryor & Bright, 2003a), planned happenstance (Mitchell, Levin & Krumboltz, 1999), uncertainty (Miller, 1995;Trevor-Roberts, 2006), spirituality (Bloch, 2004), serendipity (Stone, 2007), and synchronicity (Guindon & Hanna, 2002); and to arrange these into a more comprehensive framework which recognises the complexities of modern careers (e.g. Bright, Pryor, Wilkenfeld & Earl, 2005;Kahn, 2007;Savickas, 2001).…”

Section: Constructivist and Postmodern Approaches To Careersmentioning

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Chaotic careers: a narrative analysis of career transition themes and outcomes using chaos theory as a guiding metaphor

Peake¹,

McDowall

2012

British Journal of Guidance & Counselling

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Citation: McDowall, A. & Peake, S. (2012). A narrative analysis of career transition themes and outcomes using chaos theory as a guiding metaphor. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 40(4), pp. 395-440. doi: 10.1080/03069885.2012.704350 This is the accepted version of the paper.This version of the publication may differ from the final published version. Permanent AbstractIn a rapidly changing world of work little research exists on mid-career transitions. We investigated these using the open-systems approach of chaos theory as a guiding metaphor and conducted interviews with seven mid-career individuals chosen for their experience of a significant mid-career transition. Four common themes were identified through narrative analysis, where 'false starts' to a career were a common experience prior to finding a career 'fit'. Career transitions, precipitated by a trigger state and/or event such as a period of disillusionment, were an important part of this 'finding a fit' process. Overall, career success outcomes were shaped by a combination of chaos elements: chance, unplanned events, and non-linearity of resultant outcomes. We discuss implications for future research and for practice.

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Section: Constructivist and Postmodern Approaches To Careersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Chaotic careers: a narrative analysis of career transition themes and outcomes using chaos theory as a guiding metaphor

Peake¹,

McDowall

2012

British Journal of Guidance & Counselling

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“…Finally, career insecurity is a largely understudied but important variable regarding career development and well-being (Colakoglu, 2011;Trevor-Roberts, 2006). Researchers argued that it is distinct but related to job insecurity (Höge et al, 2012).…”

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Why Do Adaptable People Feel Less Insecure? Indirect Effects of Career Adaptability on Job and Career Insecurity via Two Types of Perceived Marketability

Spurk

Kauffeld

Meinecke

et al. 2015

Journal of Career Assessment

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The aim of the present study was to analyze if and how career adaptability reduces different types of insecurity. More specifically, we argue in a theoretical model at the intersection of career and organizational research that perceived internal and external marketability serve as connecting variables in the link between career adaptability and job and career insecurity. We tested our assumptions by means of multiple indirect effects path analyses across two measurement points (6-month time span) with data from 142 university researchers working in the science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) fields. The results showed that career adaptability was positively related to perceived internal and external marketability, which both subsequently were negatively associated with job and career insecurity. We draw theoretical implications for career research in intra-and extraorganizational settings and discuss practical implications for fostering secure employment.Keywords career adaptability, job insecurity, career insecurity, internal and external marketability Over the past two decades, labor market regulations, economic and organizational changes, global business competition, and technological advancements have shaped a career and work environment

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“…According to Miller (1995) and Trevor-Roberts (2006), this will not prepare individuals to adapt to today's rapidly changing job environment. By not addressing uncertainty, such a policy might create irrational tension and frustration (Bardi, Guerra, & Ramdeny, 2009;Bredemeier & Berenbaum, 2008).…”

Section: Social Problems and Research Purposesmentioning

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Action Research Using a Chinese Career Model Based on the Wisdom of Classic of Changes and its Applications

Liu

Wang

Deng

et al. 2014

Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology

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T o challenge the Taiwan Ministry of Education's (TMOE) dominant enforcement of a personenvironment fit model, the Chinese Career Research Center incorporated yin-yang alternation principles from the Classic of Changes (I Ching, Yi Jing or ) to develop the model of career development touching the sky yet grounded (TSG) and corresponding practice guidelines, a career website (CCN), and four career service projects. Using Lewin's (1946) cyclical-spiral process of action research, CCN and TSG service projects were promoted to complement the TMOE's fit model, and feedback was utilised to revise our TSG model and its applications. Yin-yang alternation principles and the four stages of chien (the creative) from the Classic of Changes were applied to develop social action strategies. Social change was indicated by counsellors' and students' changes in their career views, as well as the TMOE's direct financial support for TSG service projects. This progress is encouraging for whoever is interested in developing culture-inclusive indigenous psychology with practical outcomes.Keywords: career development, career counselling, Chinese philosophy, Classic of Changes (Yi Jing), indigenous psychology Social Problems and Research PurposesIn this fast-paced world, change has become the only certainty in most people's career path. Both Miller (1995) and Trevor-Roberts (2006) point out that the career congruence model from modernism has limitations in coping with career uncertainty. Empirical evidence supports how individuals' career development has been gradually shifted from a traditional linear pattern to boundaryless/protean patterns (Bussolari & Goodell, 2009;Forrier, Sels, & Stynen, 2009;Harrison, 2006;Stoltz, Wolff, Monroe, Mazahreh, & Farris, 2013), within which certainty and perceived continuity needed to be constructed by recognising or appreciating change (Adams, 2006;Pryor & Bright, 2003a). Career development has been reframed as a process of choosing an educational or occupational route for 'identity investments' (Wijers & Meijers, 1996). Meanwhile, the Taiwan Ministry of Education (TMOE) has been promoting a focus on higher education's function in vocational practicality in training to Address for correspondence: Changhua City, Changhua County, 50058 Taiwan. Email: gushliu@cc.ncue.edu.tw meet the job market's needs ( ). The TMOE has also sponsored a career website, the Career and Competency Assessment Network (UCAN), and enforced its use in all colleges and universities in Taiwan. Additionally, employability has been listed as one criterion to evaluate the performance of colleges/universities; hence, many colleges/universities have revised their academic curriculum to meet the job demands of business and industry. As a result, college-level academic teaching has in some ways become job skill training. The focus of college career assistance has also dramatically shifted from career exploration and development to vocational decision-making and employability enhancement.A similar TMOE policy has been enforced in ...

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Are you sure? the role of uncertainty in career

Cited by 40 publications

References 83 publications

Chaotic careers: a narrative analysis of career transition themes and outcomes using chaos theory as a guiding metaphor

Chaotic careers: a narrative analysis of career transition themes and outcomes using chaos theory as a guiding metaphor

Why Do Adaptable People Feel Less Insecure? Indirect Effects of Career Adaptability on Job and Career Insecurity via Two Types of Perceived Marketability

Action Research Using a Chinese Career Model Based on the Wisdom of Classic of Changes and its Applications

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