HRM 4430 Chapter 1: Chapter 1 - Career as a Metaphor

• School: York University
• Department: Human Resources Management
• Course: HRM 4430
• Professor: Soosan Latham

Document Summary

Chapter 1: career & metaphor with the non-work parts of people(cid:495)s lives time. Career defined by experiences of employment and work are intimately connected. Definition of careeres: the evolving sequence of a persons work experience over. Your personal career determines: your financial position, status in society, contribution to society, your general happiness, your feelings of self-fulfilment and the judgements others make of you. Your career should be congruent with your personal male up (background, attitudes interest etc. ) >> know yourself well and be sensitive to changes in yourself or situations in which you live in. Age & maturity : energies and priorties will change (health or family commitments) Understanding of how careers work empowers you to improve your career. Context of career: career studies tend to think of (cid:494)careers(cid:495) as a person(cid:495)s experiences in. The labor market supply of demand for, work of various sorts is of critical.