Post #4

I enjoyed reading the article about career indecision this week. It really made me reflect on my own path that I took to come to a decision about a career. I really liked that the constructivist perspective views career indecision as a sign of progress and a normal experience that occurs (Savickas, 1995). This is refreshing to hear because I know many people, including myself, that struggle with deciding on what they want to do with the rest of their life. This monumental decision is somehow forced upon us as freshman in college. I was neither mature enough or informed enough to make that kind of decision at that time in my life. Knowing all the potential disaster that could happen if a "wrong" choice is made, it is easy to see how many people hesitate to make this decision. However, I like how the constructivist perspective aims to help clients see their future as a continuation of their story and the next chapter in their life (Savickas, 1995). This helps me take those giant leaps one tiny step at a time and by opening a new chapter it also opens up new opportunities and doesn't look so scary anymore.

Another part that I enjoyed this past week, was discussing Super's Life-Career Rainbow (Brown, 2012, p. 46). It kind of relates to the article in that it sees career development as multifaceted and an always changing process. For me, school and my education are the most important things right now, but down the road it may not be. If family becomes more important, then my career may be put on the back burner, and my life may no longer revolve around my career choice. If this is the case, my priorities may change from how well I fit into the career, to how well the career fits into my life. For example, some new questions may come to the forefront like: Is it close to home? Will I have to work all holidays and weekends? Will it take too much time away from my family? All these questions are new priorities because my major role in life has changed. This article and the chapters, really made me stop and reflect on all the changes that occur throughout a lifetime. One has to realize that indecisiveness is going to occur, our roles are going to fluctuate, and that this is a natural process that helps each of us decide to pursue the next chapter in our life.





Reference

Brown, D. (2012). Career information, career counseling, and career development. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.

Savickas, M. L. (1995). Constructivist counseling for career indecision. Career Development Quarterly,  43, 363-373.