Parsons: The Man Who Made 'Work' Something You Can 'Choose'
[Career Theory as a Story]
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■ Introduction
"What kind of job is right for me?"
In my work as a career consultant,
this is a question I always encounter.
And there is someone who first showed a "systematic way to answer" this question.
That person is Parsons.
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■ What the Intellectually Gifted Lawyer Was Looking At
Born into a family blessed with intellectual talent,
he was a lawyer who passed the bar exam in just one year.
At first glance, a smooth-sailing elite.
However, what he was facing was
a completely different world.
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・Young people who cannot find work
・Immigrants trying to live in a new land
・People who do not know what they are capable of
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He felt a certain sense of discomfort.
"Why can't these people choose?"
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And then, he realized.
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> It's not that they can't choose,
> they just don't know how to choose.
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■ Three Perspectives for Choosing 'Work'
Parsons organized career choice not as a feeling,
but as a structure.
These are the following three:
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① Self-Understanding
→ Knowing your own abilities, interests, and values
② Occupational Understanding
→ Knowing the content, conditions, and world of work
③ Fit (Matching)
→ Seeing the connection between yourself and the work
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Based on these three,
rationally choose a career.
This is the origin of Trait and Factor Theory.
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■ What Happened in Boston in 1908
1908, Boston.
He established the world's first "Vocational Bureau."
It was
・not a place where someone decides for you
・but a place for you to choose for yourself
was.
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From here, vocational guidance
changes from "experience" and "intuition"
to a field treated scientifically.
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■ Even So, You Can't Decide Everything
However, what is important here is that
Parsons' theory is
not something that "decides on a single correct answer."
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People change.
The environment also changes.
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That is why this theory is now used
in conjunction with the idea that
・a career is not decided once and for all
・it is okay to choose again
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■ How to View It as My Art Treasure
If you dare to view this theory as a "story," it goes like this.
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・Self-Understanding → Looking at the palm of your hand
・Occupational Understanding → Imagining what is beyond the door
・Fit → Reaching for the door
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Choosing is not the end, but the beginning.
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Parsons was
the person who made "working" something you can "choose."
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■ Summary (Also for Exam Preparation)
✔ Parsons = Father of Vocational Guidance
✔ Trait and Factor Theory = Matching Theory (Peg Theory)
✔ 3 Elements: Self-Understanding, Occupational Understanding, Fit
✔ 1908: Vocational Bureau in Boston
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■ Next Preview
This light will be passed on to the next person.
👉 Williamson
(Trait and Factor Counseling)
From "theory" to "support techniques."
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■ Conclusion
If you feel right now,
"I don't know what to choose,"
that is not a mistake,
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> you just haven't encountered the "way to choose" yet
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I hope this note
becomes that small light for you.
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