Book of Careers

Introduction to Career Administration (hereinafter, the Lecture) is a lecture introducing the learners to career administration and related topics. The Lecture is the fourth of eight lectures of WorldOpp Orientation (hereinafter, the Orientation).

Outline

Introduction to Recruitment is the predecessor lecture.

Career administration (overview)

Career administration. The process or activity of running an enterprise, which objectives are (a) discovering one's vocation, (b) identifying one's target industry and/or occupation, (c) suggesting one's target employment, (d) identifying work-related competence needed for a particular position, (e) analysis of one's KSAs, (f) development of one's employment credentials, and/or (g) landing one's job in the target occupation and/or target industry.

• Vocation. A strong feeling called "calling" of suitability for a particular career or occupation.
• 

  Rational career-administration model
  Rational career-administration model. A model that describes the process of landing one's employment that rationally carries out best option valuation and maximizes the outcomes from the employment.

Employment credentials

Employment credential. (1) A qualification, achievement, personal quality, or aspect of a person's background used to indicate that this person is suitable for particular employment; (2) A document that ascertains that qualification, achievement, personal quality, or aspect.

• Self-declared credential. An employment credential that hasn't been verified yet or cannot be verified.
• Work sample. Some product of one's performance intended to show his or her capacity especially as an employment credential.

Career portfolio. An organized presentation of an individual's education, work samples, and other employment credentials offered by a professional and/or employment candidate especially when considered for being hired.

• Working portfolio.
• Display portfolio.
• Assessment portfolio.

Third-party credential. A credential issued by a third party.

• Employment authorization. A government authorization of someone's eligibility to be employed. An employment authorization document is usually called a work permit.
• Criminal record. A list of a person's previous criminal convictions and, sometimes, pending charges.
• Security clearance. In the United States, an official determination that an individual may access information classified by the United States Federal Government. Security clearances are hierarchical; each level grants the holder access to information in that level and the levels below it.
• Drug test. A technical analysis of a biological specimen, for example urine, hair, blood, breath, sweat, and/or oral fluid/saliva used to determine the presence or absence of specified parent drugs or their metabolites.

Professional credential. An employment credential that specifically refers to one's professional capacity.

• Professional license. In the United States, a designation earned by a person from a state agency that allows this person to exercise some occupation. Professional licenses usually require the university title for that profession.
• Trade certificate (also known as professional certificate, professional designation, or, simply, certification). A designation earned by a person from a professional society, certification body, or, possibly, from a private certifier to assure qualification to perform a job or task. Some trade certificates must be renewed periodically, or may be valid for a specific period of time (e.g., the lifetime of the product upon which the individual is certified).
• Work experience. Any experience that a person gains while working in a specific field or occupation, but the expression is widely used to mean a type of volunteer work that is commonly intended for young people, often students, to get a feel for professional working environments.
• Work test (also work sample test or work simulation). A sample of behavior that can be used to predict future performance in similar work situations. Its result is an employment credential that provides information relating to skills that may be difficult to assess in other ways.
• Professional award. A prize or other mark of recognition given in honor of an achievement in a specific profession.
• Profession-related performance. Any performance related in a specific profession. Examples of such performances may include delivering a lecture, serving on a board, publishing a book, writing an article, especially reviewed by peers or made in well-known settings and/or verified by a reputable source.
• Professional recommendation. A suggestion or proposal to hire somebody because of his or her professional capacity. Usually, professional recommendations include testimonies of the recommended person's achievements. Letter of recommendation refers to not only professional recommendations.
• Client feedback such as clients letters or emails
• Professional association membership. Membership in a professional association.

Directory of credentials.

• Résumé. Any document that a person uses to present his or her achievements and capacities. In the industry of workforce services, a résumé usually presents credentials applicable to a particular employment.
• Professional bio. A descriptive account of a person's professional life.
• List of professional recognitions.
• List of educational credentials.
• List of worked projects.
• List of key accomplishments.

Workforce service providers

Workforce service provider.

• Career counselor.
• Job coach.
• Employment consultant.

Employer.

• Mentor.

Introduction to Education is the successor lecture.

Materials

Quiz questions

Sample true/false questions:

1. Career administration is (not) the endeavor undertaken in order to achieve one or more of the following: (a) to discover one's vocation, (b) to identify one's occupation, (c) to locate one's target employment, (d) to identify missing credentials, (e) to develop the missing credentials, and (f) to land one's job.
2. Career administration is (not) a strong feeling called "calling" of suitability for a particular career or occupation.
3. Career administration is (not) a job, profession, and/or position that somebody works in.
4. Vocation is (not) the endeavor undertaken in order to achieve one or more of the following: (a) to discover one's vocation, (b) to identify one's occupation, (c) to locate one's target employment, (d) to identify missing credentials, (e) to develop the missing credentials, and (f) to land one's job.
5. Vocation is (not) a strong feeling called "calling" of suitability for a particular career or occupation.
6. Vocation is (not) a job, profession, and/or position that somebody works in.
7. Occupation is (not) the endeavor undertaken in order to achieve one or more of the following: (a) to discover one's vocation, (b) to identify one's occupation, (c) to locate one's target employment, (d) to identify missing credentials, (e) to develop the missing credentials, and (f) to land one's job.
8. Occupation is (not) a strong feeling called "calling" of suitability for a particular career or occupation.
9. Occupation is (not) a job, profession, and/or position that somebody works in.
10. Employment credential is (not) a qualification, achievement, personal quality, aspect, or document relevant to a particular job.
11. Employment credential is (not) a credential that hasn't been verified yet or cannot be verified.
12. Employment credential is (not) a product of one's performance intended to show his or her capacity.
13. Employment credential is (not) a range of work samples and/or other employment credentials.
14. Employment credential is (not) a credential issued by a third party.
15. Employment credential is (not) the experience of working in a specific field or occupation.
16. Employment credential is (not) a sample of behavior that can be used to predict future performance in similar work situations.
17. Employment credential is (not) a suggestion or proposal to hire somebody because of his or her professional capacity.
18. Employment credential is (not) an observation and/or evaluation of professional performance made by a customer.
19. Self-declared credential is (not) a qualification, achievement, personal quality, aspect, or document relevant to a particular job.
20. Self-declared credential is (not) a credential that hasn't been verified yet or cannot be verified.
21. Self-declared credential is (not) a product of one's performance intended to show his or her capacity.
22. Self-declared credential is (not) a range of work samples and/or other employment credentials.
23. Self-declared credential is (not) a credential issued by a third party.
24. Self-declared credential is (not) the experience of working in a specific field or occupation.
25. Self-declared credential is (not) a sample of behavior that can be used to predict future performance in similar work situations.
26. Self-declared credential is (not) a suggestion or proposal to hire somebody because of his or her professional capacity.
27. Self-declared credential is (not) an observation and/or evaluation of professional performance made by a customer.
28. Work sample is (not) a qualification, achievement, personal quality, aspect, or document relevant to a particular job.
29. Work sample is (not) a credential that hasn't been verified yet or cannot be verified.
30. Work sample is (not) a product of one's performance intended to show his or her capacity.
31. Work sample is (not) a range of work samples and/or other employment credentials.
32. Work sample is (not) a credential issued by a third party.
33. Work sample is (not) the experience of working in a specific field or occupation.
34. Work sample is (not) a sample of behavior that can be used to predict future performance in similar work situations.
35. Work sample is (not) a suggestion or proposal to hire somebody because of his or her professional capacity.
36. Work sample is (not) an observation and/or evaluation of professional performance made by a customer.
37. Career portfolio is (not) a qualification, achievement, personal quality, aspect, or document relevant to a particular job.
38. Career portfolio is (not) a credential that hasn't been verified yet or cannot be verified.
39. Career portfolio is (not) a product of one's performance intended to show his or her capacity.
40. Career portfolio is (not) a range of work samples and/or other employment credentials.
41. Career portfolio is (not) a credential issued by a third party.
42. Career portfolio is (not) the experience of working in a specific field or occupation.
43. Career portfolio is (not) a sample of behavior that can be used to predict future performance in similar work situations.
44. Career portfolio is (not) a suggestion or proposal to hire somebody because of his or her professional capacity.
45. Career portfolio is (not) an observation and/or evaluation of professional performance made by a customer.
46. Third-party credential is (not) a qualification, achievement, personal quality, aspect, or document relevant to a particular job.
47. Third-party credential is (not) a credential that hasn't been verified yet or cannot be verified.
48. Third-party credential is (not) a product of one's performance intended to show his or her capacity.
49. Third-party credential is (not) a range of work samples and/or other employment credentials.
50. Third-party credential is (not) a credential issued by a third party.
51. Third-party credential is (not) the experience of working in a specific field or occupation.
52. Third-party credential is (not) a sample of behavior that can be used to predict future performance in similar work situations.
53. Third-party credential is (not) a suggestion or proposal to hire somebody because of his or her professional capacity.
54. Third-party credential is (not) an observation and/or evaluation of professional performance made by a customer.
55. Work experience is (not) a qualification, achievement, personal quality, aspect, or document relevant to a particular job.
56. Work experience is (not) a credential that hasn't been verified yet or cannot be verified.
57. Work experience is (not) a product of one's performance intended to show his or her capacity.
58. Work experience is (not) a range of work samples and/or other employment credentials.
59. Work experience is (not) a credential issued by a third party.
60. Work experience is (not) the experience of working in a specific field or occupation.
61. Work experience is (not) a sample of behavior that can be used to predict future performance in similar work situations.
62. Work experience is (not) a suggestion or proposal to hire somebody because of his or her professional capacity.
63. Work experience is (not) an observation and/or evaluation of professional performance made by a customer.
64. Work sample test is (not) a qualification, achievement, personal quality, aspect, or document relevant to a particular job.
65. Work sample test is (not) a credential that hasn't been verified yet or cannot be verified.
66. Work sample test is (not) a product of one's performance intended to show his or her capacity.
67. Work sample test is (not) a range of work samples and/or other employment credentials.
68. Work sample test is (not) a credential issued by a third party.
69. Work sample test is (not) the experience of working in a specific field or occupation.
70. Work sample test is (not) a sample of behavior that can be used to predict future performance in similar work situations.
71. Work sample test is (not) a suggestion or proposal to hire somebody because of his or her professional capacity.
72. Work sample test is (not) an observation and/or evaluation of professional performance made by a customer.
73. Professional recommendation is (not) a qualification, achievement, personal quality, aspect, or document relevant to a particular job.
74. Professional recommendation is (not) a credential that hasn't been verified yet or cannot be verified.
75. Professional recommendation is (not) a product of one's performance intended to show his or her capacity.
76. Professional recommendation is (not) a range of work samples and/or other employment credentials.
77. Professional recommendation is (not) a credential issued by a third party.
78. Professional recommendation is (not) the experience of working in a specific field or occupation.
79. Professional recommendation is (not) a sample of behavior that can be used to predict future performance in similar work situations.
80. Professional recommendation is (not) a suggestion or proposal to hire somebody because of his or her professional capacity.
81. Professional recommendation is (not) an observation and/or evaluation of professional performance made by a customer.
82. Client feedback is (not) a qualification, achievement, personal quality, aspect, or document relevant to a particular job.
83. Client feedback is (not) a credential that hasn't been verified yet or cannot be verified.
84. Client feedback is (not) a product of one's performance intended to show his or her capacity.
85. Client feedback is (not) a range of work samples and/or other employment credentials.
86. Client feedback is (not) a credential issued by a third party.
87. Client feedback is (not) the experience of working in a specific field or occupation.
88. Client feedback is (not) a sample of behavior that can be used to predict future performance in similar work situations.
89. Client feedback is (not) a suggestion or proposal to hire somebody because of his or her professional capacity.
90. Client feedback is (not) an observation and/or evaluation of professional performance made by a customer.
91. Résumé is (not) an example of directory of credentials.
92. Professional bio is (not) an example of directory of credentials.
93. List of professional recognitions is (not) an example of directory of credentials.
94. List of educational credentials is (not) an example of directory of credentials.
95. List of worked projects is (not) an example of directory of credentials.
96. List of key accomplishments is (not) an example of directory of credentials.