Choosing what you want to do for a living can be quite challenging when you are a kid and even when you are grown up. There are always questions running through you mind, for example, will I make a good living out of my career choice, or will I be happy doing what I want to do? We constantly ask what if I don’t make it or what if I this is not what my parents want me to do? Deciding what you want to do for the rest of your life is a big step. Not only do you have to make sure you are taking all the right steps to reach your goal, but you also have to make sure you complete and understand everything in the first step before you can move on to the next step. This can be especially challenging when you have no one to help or guide you in the
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It was written by Rebecca Slan-Jerusalim and Charles F. Chen. In this article the authors discuss issues that play a critical role in in career development. One of the issues they talk about is work-family conflict. The work- family conflict is defined as the pressure put on an individual when two roles- work and family are incompatible in some aspects. It poses questions like how are individuals able to have a family and put in the amount of effort that is needed to make it to the top in one’s career. The authors relate work-family conflict to career development by shedding light on the extensive work required and family obligations that almost make it impossible to have both. For example, if a woman wants to be CEO of a company (work area) and also a mother (family area,) she has to think about what will happen if she gets pregnant or if her child became ill. She has to figure out a way to manage both roles and because she know she will eventually have to do both this will have a direct influence on her career path and development. Women who believe that it is more important to make it to the top of their profession will pay more attention to work than a woman who thinks family is more important and vice versa. This will in turn lead to less attention for other areas such as family or work. This is referred to as values expectations (Super
It was written by Rebecca Slan-Jerusalim and Charles F. Chen. In this article the authors discuss issues that play a critical role in in career development. One of the issues they talk about is work-family conflict. The work- family conflict is defined as the pressure put on an individual when two roles- work and family are incompatible in some aspects. It poses questions like how are individuals able to have a family and put in the amount of effort that is needed to make it to the top in one’s career. The authors relate work-family conflict to career development by shedding light on the extensive work required and family obligations that almost make it impossible to have both. For example, if a woman wants to be CEO of a company (work area) and also a mother (family area,) she has to think about what will happen if she gets pregnant or if her child became ill. She has to figure out a way to manage both roles and because she know she will eventually have to do both this will have a direct influence on her career path and development. Women who believe that it is more important to make it to the top of their profession will pay more attention to work than a woman who thinks family is more important and vice versa. This will in turn lead to less attention for other areas such as family or work. This is referred to as values expectations (Super