Case Study Of Professor Mark Corner
The interviewee, Professor Mark Corner, is a man who followed an unconventional career path: he did not have a career path nor did he want to. His career path can be described as organic, non- linear; he let his situations and opportunities veer him towards his current career. Accordingly, the definition of a career being an evolving sequence of a person’s work experiences over time is befitting to Corner, as his career involved continuity and change.
Corresponding to Holland’s RIASEC model, Corner’s personality type can be described as being Intellectual, artistic, and social; he is curious - evidential through his broad span of the program of study in the university - social, and a non-conformist – this is apparent in his divergence from …show more content…
No one manages to do everything they want to”. He states that he could have done worse, and for him that is being successful. Corner’s success measurement is subjective and self-referent. He rejects the objective other-referent of success assessment because he takes into consideration that his peers’ circumstances are dissimilar from his and each person has distinctive traits and experiences that can be beneficial or a hindrance to his/her perception of success. Using his teaching experience in Prague, as an example, Corner is able to justify his reasoning: despite teaching at an identical level in Prague compared to the UK and Belgium, Corner’s income at Charles University was significantly less than his income in the other two countries. He even goes on to state that a lorry’s drivers’ income wasn’t significantly different as that of a lecturer, during his time in Prague. For this reason, Corner has comprehended that measuring one’s success in an objective way, such as income and comparing it to the achievements of others might be a formula for dissatisfaction with ones’ career.
According to his criteria of success, Professor Mark Corner is successful, regardless of him not having any career goals and going about his career in an organic way. He is able to do what he loves – being surrounded by knowledge – as a professor, and his work hours and condition enable him to spend time with his loved
Corresponding to Holland’s RIASEC model, Corner’s personality type can be described as being Intellectual, artistic, and social; he is curious - evidential through his broad span of the program of study in the university - social, and a non-conformist – this is apparent in his divergence from …show more content…
No one manages to do everything they want to”. He states that he could have done worse, and for him that is being successful. Corner’s success measurement is subjective and self-referent. He rejects the objective other-referent of success assessment because he takes into consideration that his peers’ circumstances are dissimilar from his and each person has distinctive traits and experiences that can be beneficial or a hindrance to his/her perception of success. Using his teaching experience in Prague, as an example, Corner is able to justify his reasoning: despite teaching at an identical level in Prague compared to the UK and Belgium, Corner’s income at Charles University was significantly less than his income in the other two countries. He even goes on to state that a lorry’s drivers’ income wasn’t significantly different as that of a lecturer, during his time in Prague. For this reason, Corner has comprehended that measuring one’s success in an objective way, such as income and comparing it to the achievements of others might be a formula for dissatisfaction with ones’ career.
According to his criteria of success, Professor Mark Corner is successful, regardless of him not having any career goals and going about his career in an organic way. He is able to do what he loves – being surrounded by knowledge – as a professor, and his work hours and condition enable him to spend time with his loved