13 Flashcards
Social cognitive career theory
Approach proposing that people’s career choices are heavily influenced by their interests
Locational maturity
Degree of congruity between a person’s age and occupational behaviors
Reality shock
The realization that what you learned in the classroom does not always transferred directly into the real world and does not represent all that you need to know
Mentor
A person who teaches sponsors models and councils to help a new employee do the present job or prepare for future roles
Job satisfaction
Good feeling that results from a positive appraisal of one’s work
Alienation
When workers feel what they are doing is meaningless that their efforts are devalued or that there is no connection between what they do and the final product
Burnout
Depletion of a persons energy and motivation loss of occupational idealism and feeling of being exploited
Passion
A strong inclination toward an activity that individuals like or even love that they value and that’s fine important and in which they invest time and energy
Sex discrimination
Denying a job to someone solely on the basis of whether the person is a man or a woman
Glass ceiling
Level to which women and minorities me rise in a company but beyond which they may not go
Glass Cliff
Metaphorical construct describing that women’s leadership positions can be risky or precarious and thus have a higher responsibility of feel you’re the men’s as they are often appointed to critical positions only in times of organizational crisis or are not given the resources and support needed to succeed
Age discrimination
Denying a job or promotion to someone solely on the basis of age
Career plateauing
Either a lock a promotional opportunity from the organization or a person’s decision not to seek advancement
Back up care
Emergency care for dependent children or adults so that the employee does not need to lose a day of work
Work-family conflict
Feeling of being pulled in multiple directions by incompatible the man’s from one’s job and one’s family
