The Career Cycle Meets the Life Cycle

Kanchier, Carole; Unruh, Wally R.

doi:10.1002/j.2161-0045.1988.tb00814.x

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“…Thus, when job changers' work environments no longer provided them with conditions necessary for psychological success, they moved on. Kanchier (Kanchier, 1987;Kanchier & Unruh, 1988) indicated that job changers entered, mastered, and disengaged themselves from several occupations or job tasks throughout their careers and that the transition periods of their life cycles tended to be times when they changed occupations and/or occupational environments.…”

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confidence: 99%

Work Values: How Do Managers Who Change Jobs Differ From Those Who Do Not?

Kanchier

Unruh

1989

Journal of Employment Couns

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Work Values: How Do Managers Who Change Jobs Differ From Those Who Do Not?

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Unruh

1989

Journal of Employment Couns

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“…Jepsen and Choudhuri (2001) observed that people with changing occupational career patterns were more satisfied with their life courses and jobs in midlife than people with stable patterns. Furthermore, Kanchier and Unruh (1988) found that job changers were more satisfied with their position than nonchangers among managers in one large Canadian organization.…”

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Occupational career patterns over 30 years: predictors and outcomes

Schellenberg

Krauss

Hättich

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Empirical Res Voc Ed Train

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Background: Investigating individuals' sequences of occupations and identifying suitable patterns is a complex task. Most research focuses on single time-points, single jobs and single transitions and only few longitudinal studies have investigated career paths over a long period of time. The aim of this study is to describe occupational career patterns (OCP) over a period of 30 years using longitudinal data from a representative sample of Swiss men and women. Based on a contextualist perspective of career development (Vondracek et al. Career development: a life-span developmental approach, 1986) potential antecedents such as characteristics of the family of origin and consequences of occupational career are examined. Methods:The database is the Zurich Longitudinal Study "From School to Middle Adulthood" (ZLSE), which includes eleven surveys and covers the age span from 15 to 52 years. Our sample consists of 597 persons. The vocational activity was surveyed with the aid of a "life graph" and the occupational career patterns were categorized with the help of the "International Standard Classification of Occupations" (ISCO-08). In addition information about the family of origin, roles over the life course, highest degree of education, intelligence, satisfaction in different areas of life, income and working conditions were collected.Results: Patterns of "upward mobility" and "fluctuating patterns" (upward and downward movements) were prevalent in the men's OCPs. For women, the "family pattern" with several interruptions and the "stability pattern" were most frequently observed. Men's and women's OCP were only weakly related to family of origin, but more strongly to their overall life career (e.g. multiple role constellations, such as family and investment in work and education). The results also show that the individual career development matters in terms of later career success and well-being. Conclusions:The study confirms the overall assumption of more beneficial consequences (for both genders) for "upward mobility", followed by "fluctuating patterns", whereas changing patterns such as "downward" and "horizontal changes" show negative effects. In conclusion the study shows that for career counseling practice it is important to look into the future and talk about long-term perspectives.

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“…Kanchier and Unruh (1988) stated that transitions should be viewed as a time to evaluate career conflicts, revise or modify career goals, and acquire a sense of mastery. In order to facilitate this process counselors must elicit information as to why the student is choosing a career change and why teaching is the chosen profession.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%