How do I want to work?
Are you a traditionalist?
In reality it can often be described as: Career (verb) ‘To rush in an uncontrolled way’ - many people’s approach!
Collins Concise English Dictionary
What’s a Career?
The traditional notion of a career involves some sort of ordered progression climbing a hierarchy of some description.
‘A career consists……objectively, of a series of status and clearly defined offices…… subjectively, a career is the moving perspective in which the person sees his life as a whole and interprets the meaning of his various attributes, actions and the things which happen to him’
EC Hughes American Journal of Psychology
Corporate Careers
The traditional corporate career (the older professions) is strongly rooted in the need to belong. Traditionally you could expect your career to go through 10 easily recognisable stages and it is helpful to understand what that looks like as it will help you plan your future.
Portfolio careers
Many people have multiple revenue streams. Would you like to join them? This isn’t just the ‘holy grail’ of middle aged man!
New patterns of working
Legislative and cultural changes mean you don’t need to work in the same way as before. Approximately 35%-40% of the UK working population have flexible working arrangements.