The word "career" in Italian means "movement", "life path". And it, in turn, originated from the Latin "cart", that is, a career - it is not only growth through the career ladder, but any development, capacity building in the profession or other life activities.
So, for example, in many countries it is already completely ironic to talk about the career of a housewife. After all, a fairly large number of women choose this path, constantly improve their farming skills, expand the limits of their own efforts, and bring creativity into this seemingly routine process. And they are quite satisfied - in spite of the fact that there is education and opportunities to realize oneself professionally. Or, for example, a hairdresser. Works on the same place, at the same chair, and even on the business card is not going to change the word "hairdresser" to "stylist". And this can be considered a wonderful career, if to him such work gives positive emotions, and business cards are not needed by anyone - his number is memorized by heart and passed on to each other in secret. Both are a career of a closed kind. Schematically it can be represented by an asterisk with a lot of rays. It is peculiar to those who are engaged in any individual activity and for whom this activity itself is the main interest. And here are the career schedules, who work in the team and are part of it.
Vertical career
It is this kind of habitually called career, it is considered the only true option of achievements. A man came to the company for some minor job, worked a little, and then began to grow. The elder in his unit - the head of the department - the assistant to the head of the whole service - the head of the service ... Often he does not stop, how many positions there are, so much will pass. Of course, it is not necessary to quickly reach the top (after all, a man of the same storehouse and with similar aspirations works also), but the general trend will not change any more. Anyone who has made a career of this type, then is unlikely to be a simple employee. Moreover, experienced psychologists and staff managers immediately, directly from the hiring to work can understand who will move on this schedule. Even if a person comes with an incomplete higher education and a very subtle type. Such a career is a character and a special passion. The interest is not only to do a certain job, but also to change your social status in the process of work. Stand out, move forward, lead. All these characteristics in the collective are usually pronounced in an unfriendly tone, as negative qualities. In reality, such people are not even afraid, they even love responsibility. They like to make decisions themselves, like the feeling of tension at work and even in some ways fighting. Of course, men are more inclined to this. And not because they have fewer things to do (no need to think about domestic affairs and children), but simply because of greater aggressiveness. Women choose this way often against their will (it turned out so), and then someone already leaves, refuses, and someone is involved in the process.
What to keep in mind?
There will always be ill-wishers (treating this as a part of the professional situation). There will always be little time (serious self-discipline skills will be required). Perhaps the development of workaholism, when all interests focus on work (it is important to be able to organize the right vacation with complete distraction from professional affairs).
Horizontal career
Man does not want to be a leader at all. Neither large nor small. He likes to do his job, but at the same time to feel the recognition of other people. Be authoritative, respected, valuable. To achieve this, working in the same place, will not work. That is, of course, it can be appreciated, but it will not last long. Everyone will simply get used to his abilities and begin to take them for granted, as a result, work will cease to bring joy. Therefore, such a person can not sit in one place for a long time. Coming to work in any organization, he already knows that he will not work here for long. Will leave, as soon as he feels that his full potential in this company has already exhausted. Many representatives of this type would ideally like to become, as they say, a professional with a name. To be aware of potential employers, they themselves found and offered work. The list of professions in which supporters of this type of career work is very large: lawyers, journalists, architects, teachers, accountants, translators, doctors, etc. Of great importance here, as in the case of a vertical career, have personal qualities. These people can, but do not like to work in a team. It is more interesting for them to work individually, that is, to answer for themselves. In addition, they have a pronounced introversion in temperament. They need communication, but they must dose it, have the opportunity to be alone.
What to keep in mind?
You will always have to take care of your reputation, because personal qualities in this kind of career are far from the last thing (one should not leave one place, slamming the door, only a positive parting - with the preservation of all telephone numbers). It will be necessary to always remember the competition (it is necessary to raise the level of knowledge, to be to some extent a creator and researcher, in order to preserve professional attractiveness).
Zigzag career
I worked a little here, a little there. Became the leader. Then he decided to change his life and went to another city. He returned, received another education, started his own business, patented a new discovery. He was carried away by new methods, taught, worked on new developments. Now the plans to return to their original place. Many people think that such a professional way can be called anything, but not a career. A person does not take life seriously, does not know what he wants, has undeveloped strong-willed qualities. Yes, in the end, he's just careless, he does not think about the future. Even relatives, sometimes, persuade to stop in a choice. And they, of course, can be understood. Consistency in the lives of relatives (especially parents, children, spouses) calms us, gives a sense of "everything will be fine." Any instability disturbs - both in personal life and in professional life. However, there are people who can not otherwise. They need not just small changes, namely zigzags. The value for them is not stability, but spontaneity, the possibility of everything and always begin again. Although this does not mean that they do not want anything. On the contrary, they want a lot, sometimes quite the opposite. A woman wants to be a housewife, to work at home, children, grow flowers. I like myself very much in this role, it performs it brilliantly. But then suddenly there is an idea to do the restaurant business, and it's so fascinating that the house goes into the background, and the babysitter is invited for the children. But then the passion for the restaurant subsides (sometimes even in the most prosperous period in terms of income), and there is an idea to release a book of unusual dishes. People, prone to a career zigzag, argue that each such segment lasts 7 years.
What to keep in mind?
It is necessary to have a reserve of funds (unforeseen circumstances in the life of such people is quite a lot). It is important to inform your partner about your plans, even if there is a certainty that he will support (professional activity, earnings is an important factor in family well-being).
Career-mental disorders
A careerist is called almost everyone, whose professional achievements are more or less noticeable. It seems like without this quality and there is no career. In fact, careerism is a violation. Psychologists just do not know to which group it belongs - addictions or overvalued hobbies, because there are traits of both:
- activity takes all the time and all thoughts;
- the motive shifts to the goal (the career is important not because it will allow a person to realize himself better, but in itself):
- beyond this activity, the careerist feels uncomfortable;
- the importance of career growth is so great that the importance of other aspects of life is significantly reduced (prefer a new appointment rather than a more interesting job);
- there is no criticality, a person is confident that this is exactly what one should do.