Senior High School

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
QUARTER 2– MODULE 6
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 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION I
PANGASINAN SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE II

PERSONAL DEVELOPEMENT
MODULE 6 – Career Development
QUARTER 2, WEEK 6

MELCs: Explain that understanding different factors, career development

Identify career options based on different factors, career development concepts

Objectives:
a. define career and career development
b. describe the internal factors that affect decision making in your career choice
c. compare career development concepts and personal life goals in career planning and decision-
making
d. explore career choices

Prepared by:

JUANITA C. VELASCO/MIKE ALDRIN V. JOSE

A. Introduction

The progress and actions taken by a person throughout a lifetime, especially those related to that
person's occupations. A career is often composed of the jobs held, titles earned and work accomplished over
a long period of time, rather than just referring to one position.

B. Discussion

Career Development
In the Philippines, education comes first among many families after basic needs are met. The
opinion that a college diploma can improve one’s life is a significant factor that moves Filipinos to search
for the most popular courses in a university that can afford that best opportunity to find a career.
In the past generations, the father chooses the courses for his children to take up. One of the first
choices were medicine, accounting, law, engineering and education. Business administration was added
afterwards including nursing, management, engineering and hotel and restaurant management. Further the
most up to date courses such as physical therapy and computer science were the additional to the preferred
course list. Parents and students pursue college degrees that sometimes are not in line with their interest,
skills and passion. For the thought of quick employment and good pay. Students selecting what course to
take becomes the pressure to please their parents. But in some instances, students were given a free hand in
choosing their courses. Another strong influence in choosing a course and school to enroll to is peer
pressure.
1. Trait factor - are skills, interests, values and personality characteristics. They are analyzed and matched
with an occupational profile. This theory was formulated by vocation experts namely Frank Parson
and E.G. Williamson during the 1990’s and is the base of career counseling and aptitude exams.
2. Psychological- was developed by John Holland. It is a branch of Parson’s Trait factor theory, where he
described six personality categories: realistic, investigative, social, conventional, enterprising and
artistic. A person is made up of six personality categories and is dominant of one type but may show
up to three of these types. People searching for a career are sometimes confused for the reason that
they mix their dominant type with other preferences. For instance, a senior high school student
saying that he or she is interested in political science but would also like to design clothes or
experiment on cooking different types of dishes.
3. Decision- is based on Albert Bandura’s theory of self-efficacy meaning that a person may perform
control over his or her thoughts, beliefs an action and that self-efficacy is the predictor of behavior.
He defined self-efficacy as the belief in one’s capability to plan, organize and execute a set of actions
that will lead to desired results. Bandura explained that self-efficacy is tied to motivation which is
the most important driver of one’s career development. John D. Krumboltz, was another proponent
of this theory. He theorized that social learning is the basis of our career decisions and development
and that people choose their own careers based on what they know and have learned. Krumboltz
identified four factors: genetic influences, environmental conditions and events, learning experiences
and skills like goal setting, information gathering and self- observation. According to him, these
factors influences career choice.
4. Developmental, life span or life space theory- was proposed by Donald Super basing the theory on the
idea that individuals are always in constant change and go through life by learning new things while
change roles in the process. Middle age people often talk about reinventing themselves in the process
while acquiring new set of skills, attitudes and experience new things that they have never done
before.
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Keep in mind that there is not one particular theory that can explain everything about career
development. Individuals have to develop their own approach or method in searching for career choices.
Career choices may change through time for many potential reasons since our lives are constantly
changing.
Challenges are real. Minimal changes in reality such as financial constraints, parental approval and
other might still be present. There are internal factors that affect decision making in your career choice.

1. 1. Self -concept or self-identity

2. 2. Personal preferences
You decide to take up accountancy but your parents told you to take up nursing like your aunts will help
you earn a lot of money and travel abroad. This situation mostly happens in many Filipino families. No
matter good their intentions are, these can still boomerang because the child is forced to do the opposite—
what his or her parents want. The adolescent will abide by the wishes of the parents over what college
course to take. Take this situation for instance. Juniele always wanted to become a copywriter for an
advertising agency. His father wanted him to take up engineering. Being the eldest in the family, he set aside
his personal preferences and took up engineering. He did well since he was smart, graduated on time, took
the board exam. When he passed, he went to his father and gave his engineering diploma and professional
license and told his father now that he fulfilled his father’s wish, he would like to fulfill his own wish of
becoming a copywriter. The father allowed Juniele and now he is a successful copywriter and eventually
became the president of an advertising company.

3. 3. Motivation
The best motivation a person can ever have in a meaningful life is the drive to fulfill one’s fullest
potential. Many Filipinos are motivated by their desire to improve their quality of life. Many Filipinos are
working abroad for this reason. They took up a course in college and graduated then they venture out to find
a fortune for themselves and their families. When they have saved enough money, they return home to
pursue their personal dreams. There are many success stories of OFW’s, they set up their own business and
eventually became successful. A person without motivation will end up wasting a life of unfulfilled
potentials. news is reported and advertising is meant to sell products work on their fear and device.

4. 4. Self-confidence
A self-confident person will keep his eyes on his goals and tell everyone that he can do it and will
succeed in pursuing his dreams. Some statements like, “Yes, I can.” Or “Kaya ko to!”

5. 5. Personal skills
We learn skill since we were children by observing the people around us. Basic education teaches us the
hard skills we need to acquire so we can be qualified for higher education, such as learning math and
sciences. Soft skills such as dealing with people or communicating a thought non-verbally are skills not
taught in our education system. Ask yourself what you like and enjoy doing, when you enjoy cooking, then
that is a skill. You may have hidden skills because some people around you do not accept it or you may be
afraid to be misjudge if you show it. Have the courage to stand up, hone your skills and develop your own
destiny.

6. 6. Personal characteristics
Understanding your personal characteristics will definitely assist you in choosing a career. There are
certain characteristics that match certain types of work according to Holland’s Trait Factor theory. Personal
traits are important because they define you as a person. They further comment your professional
qualifications and other advantage. Mentioning your abilities on your resume in a thoughtful approach can
express successfully why and how you can be an asset to a company.

7. 7. Personal Health
Your health is a significant factor in the career choice you will make. This will measure, how tough you
are to take difficult courses like medicine or law. Many health conditions can be handled given proper
guidance from a professional medical specialist. However, physical conditions or health issues did not
discouraged individuals in pursuing their dreams. Healthy people are more likely to be employed, have a
good job and retire later, while people experiencing health issues or disabilities are more likely to see their
labor market chances deteriorating, lose employment and struggle in finding a new job.

8. 8. Emotional considerations
Generally, making decisions is difficult when one experiences strong emotions such as anger or sadness.
An individual will end up deciding the wrong thing because of strong emotions felt. Assess yourself when
deciding what course to take. It is best to be sensible and calm when taking lifedirecting choices.

9. 9. Self-sabotaging thoughts
Self-sabotaging thoughts are thought to discourage a person from developing a wholesome self-
concept. Statements such as “I can’t do this. I will not succeed.” I am not intelligent enough for that course.”
“Nobody believes in me, so why should I believe in myself?” These statements are stumbling blocks in your
road toward self-actualization. Understanding one’s strength and weaknesses will put a person’s feet on the
ground and turn his capabilities and limitations into reality.
C. Readings
Career Plan
Planning one’s career takes several steps. It includes an awareness of many things about us like our
personal core values, passions, life goals, strengths and challenges, personality characteristics and traits, and
the internal and external factors in our circumstances, including our limitations.
It takes time to plan for a career in life but you can check out O-Net Online so you can be guided
(http://www.onetonline.or/explore/interests/realistic, which provides the searcher with different types of
occupations and their corresponding functions and interests that describes them. It covers six occupational
areas: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional (RIASEC)
CHED came up with a list of priority courses that will be in demand for the next couple of years.
Several government agencies were called in to coordinate with CHED to identify the courses that will
hopefully provide the skills and jobs to match the requirements of local industries, and eventually spur
economic growth and wealth for Filipinos. (Refer to Annex A for the CHED Priority Courses Until 2018).
For technical and vocational courses, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
(TESDA) (http://www.tesda.gov.ph/) provides a list of courses for those who are technically and
vocationally inclined.