7 Career Challenges
Most individuals will experience challenges as they navigate their careers. These challenges will vary from person to person and the outcomes of working through them will vary as well. We prefer the term “challenges” rather than “barriers” or “obstacles” because of the negative connotations that are usually attached to the latter terms. The issues we will discuss in this chapter are not necessarily perceived as negative career influences and potentially can result in positive outcomes. We will begin this chapter with a brief discussion of career shocks, a concept that has come to the forefront in the literature in recent years. While career shocks can be perceived as positive or negative, they ...
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