Understanding Career Chance

Chen, Charles P.

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“…This accords with planned happenstance theory (Mitchell, Levin & Krumboltz, 1999), which recognises the value of creating and transforming unplanned situations into leaning opportunities, and Chaos Theory of Careers, which views both unpredictability, as well as order, as critical to career development (e.g., Bright, Pryor & Harpham, 2005). Various authors have called for career counsellors to help clients to be receptive to chance opportunities (e.g., Bright, Pryor, Wilkenfeld & Earl;Chen, 2005;Mitchell et. al.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 78%

“…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

confidence: 99%

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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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confidence: 78%

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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“…Notwithstanding challenges associated with appropriate terminology, definitions (Rice 2014) and appropriate methodologies (Cabral & Salomone 2009;and Chen 2005), the broad careers literature generally supports this study's findings regarding the influence of chance events and personal agency, and the changes that occur at the intersections between these two influences (Blanco & Golik 2015). There is also acknowledgement that chance events can have both positive and negative impacts on career trajectories (Grimland et al 2012), although participants in the current study associated chance events with primarily positive outcomes.…”

Section: Both Chance Events and Personal Agency Impact Ecps' Career Tsupporting

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“…Cabral and Salomone (1990), for example, maintain there are degrees of chance events, ranging from those that are entirely unpredictable, such as the sudden and unexpected death of a spouse, to those that are "…at least in part under control of the individual", such as accepting a mentor's advice. Chen (2005) proposes a continuum of the predictability or otherwise of chance events which ranges from low predictability (LP) to high predictability (HP). Betsworth and Hansen (1996, p.95) ) and dentists (Amith et al 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

Valuing complex and diverse career pathways: the career trajectories and career-related choices of early career practitioners

Turner¹

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Historically, career was understood to be a static, linear concept concerned primarily with paid employment. More recently, broader conceptualisations of career have extended its meaning to incorporate all aspects and roles of an individual's life and to acknowledge its inherently complex, individual, dynamic and contextual nature. Change, now recognised as a key characteristic of career, underpins choice-making processes, which are influenced by a range of factors, including broad contextual issues like labour market trends, in addition to more personal concerns such as family circumstances. This thesis explored the career trajectories of early career professionals (ECPs) employed in the Health Care and Social Assistance (HCSA) industry. Specifically, the aims of the study were to investigate how ECPs describe their career trajectories and account for their careerrelated choices, to identify important attractors and deterrents in relation to career-related choices, and to explore the relevance and usefulness of chaos theory to this topic.In particular, the author sought to understand how the career trajectories of ECPs develop in the context of complex systems including the family, organisations and the broader society. The conceptual approach chosen for its potential to capture this complexity was chaos theory. Three principles of chaos theory were explored. First, chaotic systems change with time and are characterised by randomness and variation. Second, they are sensitive to initial conditions. Finally, their functioning and level of change is affected by several types of attractors.The context of this study was Queensland's non-government mental health sector (NGMHS).Challenges currently facing the broader mental health sector include inadequate responses to consumer needs, difficulties in recruiting and retaining skilled mental health professionals, an ageing workforce, and increasing reliance on non-government organisations (NGOs). Early career professionals employed within Queensland's NGMHS were chosen as the subjects of this study for their documented characteristics, which include high career mobility, variable work readiness, overand under-qualifications, and disparities between their expectations and the realities of employment.Their potential to both exacerbate and to counter challenges faced by Queensland's NGMHS made focusing on these ECPs compelling. Recent calls for Australia to enhance its long-term economic sustainability in the global context by concentrating more on developing the service economy, rather than the commodities sector, provided added impetus for this study.A qualitative, exploratory methodology was adopted. The research design involved a two-phase study consisting of concept maps and individual autobiographical interviews. Participants comprised 25Page 2 of 309 ECPs who had completed university studies in the five years prior to 2012 and who were employed in Queensland's NGMHS. Data were analysed thematically, using both inductive and deductive approaches.Early career ...

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“…Together with the guiding measures in school, it will help if the graduates conduct the self career exploration and career decisions after graduation and before entering the workplace (Chen, 2005). In this regard, Gordon and Habley (2000) hold that juniors in university must ensure their own expertise and cultivate the required fundamental skills and ability to search for career-related information.…”

Section: School-to-work Transition's Influence On Occupation Selectionmentioning

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To Explore the Research and Development Competence and School-to-Work Transition for Hospitality Students

Ko¹,

Chen²

2017

JETS

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This research focuses on the research and development competence and school-to-work transition on occupation selection for hospitality students with the use of social cognitive career theory. The positive attitude construct is the most identifiable for the research and development competences. For the school-to-work constructs, the most identifiable is the construct of learning and exploration, while the most identifiable among the self-efficacy constructs is the personal work attitude construct. The students' research and development competence and school-to-work transition to occupation selection are revealed. While the expectation result of professional competence is not significant; the others show significantly positive impact.

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Understanding Career Chance

Cited by 43 publications

References 7 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

Valuing complex and diverse career pathways: the career trajectories and career-related choices of early career practitioners

To Explore the Research and Development Competence and School-to-Work Transition for Hospitality Students

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