The Influences of Adult Development on Career Choices
The Influences of Adult Development on Career Choices
Requirements Submitted in
Partial Fulfillment of Module One
BUS 391 Adult Development and Life Planning
Mount Olive College
At New Bern
Cohort NB 90
Presented to
Instructor: Dr. C. Ray Taylor
by
Melissa LeeAnn Stewart
November 4th, 2010
Throughout adulthood a person transitions through many different roles during their lives. Educational choices, career choices, choice to marry and the choice to become a parent are just a few of the life changing choices adults make that influences the roles they play. There are numerous studies of adults and what developmental issues adults encounter during their lifetimes and how these issues influence the paths adults pursue. A person’s personality type has a tremendous impact on the patterns of one’s behaviors. By knowing a person’s types we can better understand the personality differences between individuals and how they can affect adults in their education, careers and other aspects of their lives. Another element that affects adults during these stages of their lives is how they learn. Everyone learns in different ways and recognizing how you learn best and how to broaden your learning style can be useful throughout adulthood. In understanding these issues we can better recognize not only our past adult transitions but also better recognize the issues we could encounter in later parts of adulthood. I would like to examine how career choices are influenced by a person’s personality type and learning style and also how these traits transform and adapt to change throughout adult development.
Learning about one’s personality type can help a person discover their strengths and areas where they need improvement. One of the most common methods of identifying your personality type is by using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). The MBTI was developed by two U.S. women, Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers, who
Requirements Submitted in
Partial Fulfillment of Module One
BUS 391 Adult Development and Life Planning
Mount Olive College
At New Bern
Cohort NB 90
Presented to
Instructor: Dr. C. Ray Taylor
by
Melissa LeeAnn Stewart
November 4th, 2010
Throughout adulthood a person transitions through many different roles during their lives. Educational choices, career choices, choice to marry and the choice to become a parent are just a few of the life changing choices adults make that influences the roles they play. There are numerous studies of adults and what developmental issues adults encounter during their lifetimes and how these issues influence the paths adults pursue. A person’s personality type has a tremendous impact on the patterns of one’s behaviors. By knowing a person’s types we can better understand the personality differences between individuals and how they can affect adults in their education, careers and other aspects of their lives. Another element that affects adults during these stages of their lives is how they learn. Everyone learns in different ways and recognizing how you learn best and how to broaden your learning style can be useful throughout adulthood. In understanding these issues we can better recognize not only our past adult transitions but also better recognize the issues we could encounter in later parts of adulthood. I would like to examine how career choices are influenced by a person’s personality type and learning style and also how these traits transform and adapt to change throughout adult development.
Learning about one’s personality type can help a person discover their strengths and areas where they need improvement. One of the most common methods of identifying your personality type is by using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). The MBTI was developed by two U.S. women, Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers, who