Answer to Question #245883 in Management for rivaldo

Question

Considering the dismal state of career management in the Public Service, it can be argued that line managers can benefit from acquiring knowledge of career anchors, career preferences and individual personality types to improve the planning and implementation of career management practices. Given this context, follow the instructions below:

• In a series of articles during the 1970s and 1980s, Edgar Schein identified eight (8) career anchors, relating to individuals’ career orientations and preferences. Identify and describe Schein’s career anchors.

• Argue which of these career anchors will motivate individuals to apply for positions in the Public Service specifically, or will induce excellence in Public Service positions

. • Draw comparisons between Schein’s career anchors and Holland’s personality types. 

Answer 1

1. Competence in technical and functional areas. A person with this career anchor must have a strong drive to succeed in their chosen field.
2. Management expertise in general. Someone with this anchor is most strongly associated with the corporation's typical career path.
3. Autonomy or independence. Individuals with this career anchor, like Greta Garbo, want to be alone.
4. Security or stability. Employees with this career anchor prefer a predictable environment with well-articulated and defined duties and regulations above anything else.
5. Entrepreneurial innovation. This group of people aspires to start and operate their own business.
6. A sense of duty. For individuals with this career anchor, the necessity to focus work around a precise set of values is a big challenge.
7. It is all about the challenge. People with this career anchor are always looking for new difficulties to overcome.
8. Lifestyle. These people plan their life around their personal lives. Their priority is to keep their employment, which will allow them to balance their other issues with their work.

Comparisons betweenSchein'ss career anchors and Holland's personality types. 

An individual's identity or self-image is shaped by their career anchor, which grows through time and matures into a self-concept. According to Holland'ss idea, humans may be classified into six personality types.