New careers

03-June-2005

comments (1) forum (1) email this
Much has been written over the last decade or so about 'new models of careers', but this raises a number of questions.

Problem with discourse of new model of careers with individual having to take responsibility for their own careers outside any organisational framework is that:

  • it represents the phenomenon as inevitable (a trend that is seen as extending into the future);
  • the individual is seen as having to take sole responsibility for career development and/or is seen as a victim;
  • no consideration is given to possibility of changing work environment.

Also there is the question of 'who benefits' from this discourse? 


Alan Brown; 03-June-2005 22:46:08; forum (1) help

1 Replies (comments)

Use the quick-comment form below to add your own comment, or go to the forum interface for this weblog entry for more complete options for replying, editing, etc
Click the title of a reply to open it as a discussion thread (to reply, edit, etc) -

1 New Careers

I am interested in 'who benefits' from this discourse too.
IN this HE careers service we are very much oriented towards individuals taking control/responsbility. We use that 'love it or hate it' word "empowering" a lot and certainly don't want our clients to be victims. We try to operate within a 'needs based' model so that students can move from one to one support to more independent career management (skills that they will need throughout their 'new careers'). But I am also aware that behind the enabling benefits of this model is a resourcing issue - we need clients to operate independently as we can't possibly see them all one to one. On the other hand, isn't seeing students as 'in control' (albeit with support) just part of a person centred approach? These tensions replicate the dilemmas we face between the need to be student -centred and support them in whatever they wish to do and the institutional imperative to increase the numbers of graduates in graduate or graduate track employment, improving league table positioning. Am I onto something interesting here or have I just bought the hype?
Gill Frigerio, 15-June-2005 18:05:54 forum / discussion
1 replies. Latest reply:

Comments please

Please Log in

Username

Password

Title
Lead-in
Body Text ( HTML tags are allowed )
Preview your comment

Linking and trackbacks

When linking to this weblog entry, please use the 'permalink', which is http://www.guidance-research.org/collaborate/guidance/entries/1785426312

Some weblog systems will ask you for a "trackback link" (most systems will find this special 'hook' automatically, in the code for this page).

The trackback link for this entry is http://www.guidance-research.org/collaborate/guidance/entries/1785426312/tb