History & Theory
He created the Vocations Bureau in Boston in the early 1900s and introduced a three-step model for vocational guidance.
Who is Frank Parsons?
He created the RIASEC personality/environment typology that is now widely used to help people determine what possible major/career field to pursue.
Who is Dr. John Holland?
Things that people find important or desirable to them in their place of employment.
What are work values?
Some of the most important skills that employers are looking for from college graduates fall under these types of skills that are quite the opposite of the technical/hard skills like languages or software programs.
What are soft skills?
This was the computer-assisted career guidance program that allowed you to take assessments and view your matching career paths.
What is PathwayU?
The primary career theory that we are using in this class.
What is Cognitive Information Processing (CIP)?
This personality type likes to work with abstract ideas and is good with math and science skills.
What is Investigative?
People with this value want to do something that uses their abilities, in which they experience a sense of accomplishment.
What is Achievement?
If you are able to learn new tools and methodologies, are willing to change in response to new info, and can create contingency plans, you are proficient with this particular skill.
What is Adaptability?
Workplace Preferences and Personality are two of the four assessments in PathwayU, but these were the two you had to complete in order to see your Career Matches.
What are Interests and Values?
According to the Pyramid of Information Processing, there are two types of "knowledge" that are needed to make an informed choice. This "knowledge type" is was the primary focus for the first half of class.
What is self-knowledge?
This personality type likes to work with people face to face, either by managing them or selling them a product or service.
What is Enterprising?
People who desire good friendships with their co-workers, want to do things in service of others, and want to avoid being asked to do work they feel is morally wrong can be said to desire this specific work value.
What is Relationships?
Being able to gather information from diverse sources, consider opposing viewpoints, and make data-informed decisions means that you are comfortable with this skill.
What is Critical Thinking?
This is the government entity that collects all of the occupational data that can be found in PathwayU.
What is the Department of Labor?