Career Development and Life Skills
Telangana Open School (TOSS) · Class 12 · Psychology
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Meaning and Stages of Career Development
- Career refers to all activities a person engages in during their lifetime, including personal, occupational, and social life.
- Career development is a dynamic, ongoing, and gradual process that shapes a person's lifestyle.
- It involves experiences like education, job training, achievements, and satisfaction levels.
Stages of Vocational Development
- Vocational development has four stages: Early Exploration, Exploration and Trial, Establishment and Maintenance, and Retirement.
- Early Exploration involves first jobs, often part-time or temporary.
- Exploration and Trial is when a person tries different jobs to find a suitable one — also called the 'floundering stage'.
Career Planning
- Career planning includes personal, social, and occupational life planning.
- Three key features: Know Thyself, Know the World of Work, and Match Self with Work.
- Know Thyself means understanding your interests, abilities, aptitudes, and limitations.
Life Skills
- Life skills are abilities for adaptive and positive behavior to handle daily challenges.
- Adaptive means being flexible in different situations; positive behavior means staying hopeful.
- Ten core life skills grouped into Social, Thinking, and Emotional Skills.
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