Abstract:

Career, according to Schein (1977), is a planned direction that an individual follows over time and space, which includes involvement in a specific role. Another, and probably the most cited definition of a career is that of Super (1977, p.295). He defined it as "the course of events which constitutes a life; the sequence of occupations and other life roles which combine to express one's commitment to work in his or her total pattern of self-development". From the different definitions, it is clear that career spans a person's total lifespan; it represents a changing process rather than a static state and calls for the person to become the active driving force responsible for constantly building constructive links between himself/herself and the working environment (Super, 1977).