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1、Unit9职场BackgroundKnowledgeI.CareerCareerisatermdefinedbytheOxfordEnglishDictionaryasanindividual"courseorprogressthroughlife(oradistinctportionoflife)55.Asof20()6,thewordusuallyonlypertainstoone5sremunerativework(andsometimesalsoformaleducation).Acareeristraditionallyseenasacourseofsuccessi
2、vesituationsthatmakeupaperson'sworklife・Onecanhaveaspoilingcareeroramusicalcareerwithoutbeingaprofessionalathleteormusician,butmostfrequentlyMcareerHinthe20thcenturyreferencedtheseriesofjobsorpositionsbywhichoneearnedone'smoney・Ittendedtolookonlyatthepast.Astheideaofpersonalchoiceandselfdire
3、ctionpicksupinthe21stcentury,aidedbythepoweroftheInternetandtheincreasedacceptanceofpeoplehavingmultiplekindsofwork,theideaofacareerisshiftingfromaclosedsetofachievements,likeachronologicalresumeofpastjobs,toadefinedsetofpursuitslookingforward.Initsbroadestsense,careerreferstoanindividuaPswo
4、rkandliferolesovertheirlifespan.Intherelativelystaticsocietiesbeforemodernism,manyworkerswouldofteninheritortakeupasinglelifelongposition(aplaceorrole)intheworkforce,andtheconceptofanunfoldingcareerhadlittleornomeaning・WiththespreadduringtheEnlightenmentoftheideaofprogressandofthehabitsofind
5、ividualistself-betterment,careersbecamepossible,ifnotexpected.II.CareerAssessmentCareerAssessmentsareteststhatcomeinavarietyofformsandrelyonbothquantitativeandqualitativemethodologies.CareerAssessmentscanhelpindividualsidentifyandbetterarticulatetheiruniqueinterests,values,andskills.Careerco
6、unselors,executivecoaches,careerdevelopmentcenters,andoutplacementcompaniesoftenadministercareerassessmentstohelpindividualsfocustheirsearchoncareersthatcloselymatchtheiruniquepersonalprofile.Careercounselingadvisorsassesspeople'sinterests,personality,valuesandskills,andalsohelpthemexploreca
7、reeroptionsandresearchgraduateandprofessionalschools.Careercounselingprovidesone-on-oneorgroupprofessionalassistanceinexplorationanddecisionmakingtasksrelatedtochoosingamajor/occupation,transitioningintotheworldofworkorfurtherprofessionaltraining.T