Career Theories: Matching And Developmental Theories (Case Study Sample)

Career Theories
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1 Career theories
1 Matching theories
It’s believed that Parsons was the founder of professional career development. He built up the approach of talent matching which later became the occupational and trait theory. Parsons' centre idea was that of matching. He proposed that occupational decision happens when individuals have accomplished: an exact comprehension of their individual attributes for example individual abilities and interests, a learning of occupations and market availability of labour and make a reasonable and goal oriented judgment about the connection between the two realities (Leung, 2008).
The most important suggestion is it is conceivable to quantify individual gifts and the characteristics required in specific occupations, which would match to accomplish a good fit. It is observed people perform to their best and are highly productive when they are in occupation well suited with their capacities.
As far as career guidance concerned Rodgers and Holland, have put a lot of effort for the United Kingdom. Just as Parsons, they assumed that in the process matching is an important factor (Leung, 2008). Professional decision is seen basically as level headed and to a great extent without feelings. These decisions were likewise respected to be `one-off' occasions.
2 Developmental theories
This theory holds that there are basic developmental approaches applicable in career guidance and they include: development to an individual is a continuous process, it is an irreversible process, development increases individuals maturity and development can be differentiated into stages.
3 Theory of occupational allocation (Opportunity structure)
In the same way as other different scholars, Roberts has created and changed his perspectives for a long time. Robert was the first to propose the opportunity structure model as an option to advanced career development theories which had been developed earlier. Robert argued that to enter into a profession through different social context needs a different explanation on its framework. He also argues that employment among groups and young people is not similar even in one society
4 Social learning theory of career decision-making
The theory majorly concentrates on educating clients on options applicable in decision making options and how to put in place the idea of triadic equal collaboration which views knowledge acquisition as the connection between condition and hereditary links which underlines the part of instrumental and acquainted learning. Subsequently, important ideas/instruments for the specialist are support and demonstrating (Leung, 2008). This theory in practise the practitioner tries to identify and rectify false beliefs that a client holds about the process of making decisions. It was created to answer a number of questions which include: why individuals enter specific instructive jobs or employments, why they may alter course in life and why they express different inclinations for a number exercises at various focuses in their lives.
5 Community interaction theory
“The way in which who-does-what in society is decided is the product of a plurality of interpersonal transactions conducted in local settings, and on the basis of interaction within and between groups of which the individual is a member - the community ... The evidence gives significance to the personal exchanges which occur between individuals and the people with whom they are in community contact - notably family, neighbourhood, peer group, ethnic group and teachers at school.” (Law, 1981)
He proposes that occasions happen with regards to community relations betw...