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Effective Career Development - Advice for establishing an enjoyable career
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Effective Career Development - Advice for establishing an enjoyable career

by Sarah Cook
August 2022
Beginner
111 pages
1h 27m
English
IT Governance Publishing
Audiobook available
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CHAPTER 4: CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Where do you want to go in the future?

In this chapter, I aim to help you better understand how your life stage influences your career choices. I’ll also outline the options for development so that you are able to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each potential career path.

Your life stage and how this influences career choices

Our career choices take place within the context of society, the economy and our social setting. Each generation grows up in a different context and, as a result, tends to have different work expectations.

Here is a broad description of the characteristics of each of the six generations. This is based on trends and general social patterns identified by sociologists: ...

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