Five stages of career development

The concept of career planning was introduced from western countries, which is a new term for most of us. Although we know little about this theory, the career development process of most of us still follows this theory.

Without the guidance of theory, practice often takes many detours, while practice with theoretical guidance often gets twice the result with half the effort. Today, I'm going to talk about Schuber's five-stage theory of career development.

Schuber divides a person's career development from birth to death into five stages, namely, growth stage, exploration stage, establishment stage, maintenance stage and decline stage.

Every stage of career development has its own characteristics and tasks. If the task of the previous stage is not completed well, it will inevitably affect the development of the next stage, thus hindering your career development. Let's talk about these five stages respectively.

First, the growth stage

Growth stage refers to the period from birth to 14 years old. If you start school at the age of 7, 14 is the second grade of junior high school. The growth stage is the preparation stage of a person's career. Although this stage seems to have nothing to do with occupation, it is the most important stage.

Because by the age of 14, a person's brain development is basically completed, self-concept is basically formed, behavior habits are also formed, and learning ability is reflected. Self-concept, behavior habit and learning ability are very important for a person's future development.

The main task at this stage is to grow physically and mentally, establish self-concept and form good behavior habits.

The growth stage is the preparation stage of a person's career. Although this stage seems to have nothing to do with occupation, it is the most important stage.

This stage is also an important stage for a person's talent display and interest development, especially for talents in art and sports. People who have made achievements in these fields are discovered and cultivated at this stage. Such as Jay Chou, Lang Lang and Ding Junhui.

Therefore, as parents, we must pay attention to observe whether children have certain talents at this stage. If you find it, you must create conditions for your child and cultivate it well.

Of course, for most people, there is basically no talent in any aspect. We are all ordinary people. What parents need to do is to let their children develop physically and mentally healthily, form good study habits and form a sound personality.

Second, the exploration stage.

This stage is 15 to 24 years old, probably from the third grade to work. Among the five stages, this stage has the shortest time, but it is an extremely important stage of career.

If the growth stage is the fastest growing stage of a person's body, then this stage is the fastest growing stage of a person's ability.

24-year-old, for the average person, has graduated from college and just joined the work for two or three years. At this stage, you have to go through the two most important learning stages, namely, high school and college, and at the same time you have to go through the initial stage of work, and the first two or three years of work are the most critical period for a person's career development.

The main task at this stage is to choose a career that suits you, lay a good foundation for career development and improve your ability quickly.

From the perspective of career, this stage is the most confusing period in the process of a person's career development. Facing the end of the college entrance examination, the choice of major; When I graduated from college, I was faced with a career choice. These two choices have great influence on a person's career development.

Although some people will engage in jobs unrelated to their majors after graduating from college, most people will engage in jobs related to their majors all their lives.

Therefore, the choice of university major is very important for most people. However, because our country's career planning is not popular, everyone has no awareness of it at all, so there is often great blindness in choosing a major, which leads many people to find that they don't like their major at all after going to college or working, which has a great impact on their career development.

There are many ready-made career research theories in western countries, such as MBTI personality type test based on Jung personality type theory and Holland's career interest test.

These theories have been verified for many years and proved to be very applicable. In the first-tier cities of China, career planning has also been recognized by many people, which has been well developed and solved many people's career choices.

Therefore, it is not only necessary but also worthwhile to spend a little money to seek professional help for people who are confused about their major choice and career development.

Third, the establishment stage.

This stage, from the age of 25 to 44, is a stage when a person finally determines his career and develops steadily. This stage is divided into correction stage and stabilization stage.

The correction stage is 25 to 30 years old. This stage is generally just after joining the company, in a period of career instability and frequent job hopping. For most people who have no career planning, this stage is still in the career exploration period, and they can judge what career they are suitable for by constantly changing jobs.

The shorter this period, the better, because this period is the fastest and most critical period for a person's professional ability to develop. If you don't determine your career development direction by the age of 30, it will have a serious adverse impact on your future.

The stable stage is from 3 1 to about 45 years old. At this stage, the occupation has been basically determined, and what remains is how to give full play to one's abilities and achieve professional achievements.

The stable stage is the golden period of a person's career development. During this period, the physical function was in good condition and the professional ability reached a high level. Whether a person has achieved anything depends on this stage.

Fourth, the maintenance stage.

At this stage, from the age of 46 to 60, after more than 20 years of struggle, the average person has reached the peak of career development. The task at this stage is to maintain the achievements of career development and prepare for retirement.

At this stage, people's health has begun to decline, and their energy can no longer be compared with that of young people. In addition, they need to allocate more energy to take care of their parents and pay attention to their children's education.

The stage in which verbs (short for verb) decline.

After the age of 60, it is a recession. For most people, they have left their jobs, stopped their professional activities and started to enjoy their old age.

Although many people leave their jobs after the age of 60, with the extension of human life, most people have about 20 years left, which is still a long time for people's life. We can make good use of this time to make our life more meaningful.

After the age of 60, children are adults, don't worry; The pressure of work is gone, so you can arrange your own time. You can use this time to develop your hobbies and even realize your unfulfilled dreams.

Of course, the division of Schuber's five stages of his career is aimed at the general situation. In real life, everyone's career development is not necessarily limited to five stages, and the division of age is relative.

In real life, the trajectory of different occupations will be completely different. For example, athletes reach the peak of their career development in their twenties, while some professions such as doctors, scientists and investors are still in the golden stage of their career development at the age of 60. Some people have a successful career at the age of 30, and some people start their own businesses after 50. Such examples are also common in life.

When we study the theory of career development, we want to understand that a person has different tasks at different stages of life. Only by completing tasks at different stages can his career develop well and his life be meaningful.

For most of us, the most important stages in our career are the growth stage and the exploration stage. In the growth stage, parents should bear the main responsibility, and in the exploration stage, the children themselves are the main ones.

The best job is what you like, what your strengths can do, and what is consistent with your values.