Suggests journal writing can help integrate and personalize occupational change and so provides a journal‐writing exercise to illustrate a focused career exploration exercise. Provides a series of steps/tasks to bring the reader′s creative self‐knowledge to the fore to reveal true dreams and passions. Includes talents lists which supply list‐creating activities: a lists analysis; combining and prioritizing to develop category labels describing strongest interests and talents; playing with dream jobs; and “Job Wanted”, part of which has the reader writing a“help wanted” advertisement to describe skills needed for a job using favourite talents. Advises the reader to form networks with people who have similar interests to gain knowledge of job openings.
Article navigation
1 July 2001
Review Article|
October 01 1994
Journal Writing Assists in Career Changing Available to Purchase
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-5945
Print ISSN: 0955-6214
© MCB UP Limited
1994
Career Development International (2001) 6 (4): 29–32.
Citation
Kimeldorf M (2001), "Journal Writing Assists in Career Changing". Career Development International, Vol. 6 No. 4 pp. 29–32, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/09556219410066682
Download citation file:
174
Views
Suggested Reading
The search for meaning and career development
Career Development International (March,2004)
CAREER PLANNING FOR THE INDIVIDUAL
International Journal of Career Management (March,1992)
CAREER DEVELOPMENT: THE CHALLENGE FOR ORGANISATIONS
Career Development International (September,1991)
Good PR
Education + Training (June,1999)
First impressions: the power of personal style
Library Management (June,1995)
Related Chapters
Strategic Human Resource Staffing and Organization Research: Are they One-Size-Fits-All Endeavors?
Building Methodological Bridges
Measuring Performance
Merit Pay: A Strategic Approach to Linking Pay to Performance (Third Edition)
A Bibliometric Study of Authentic Leadership
The Emerald Handbook of Authentic Leadership
Recommended for you
These recommendations are informed by your reading behaviors and indicated interests.
