Career Development

Career Development: A Human Resource Development Perspective second edition offers an integrated framework for career development within the Human Resource function. It goes beyond conventional interventions, providing an interdisciplinary perspective. The authors explore challenges associated with contemporary careers and how a complication of contextual factors, individual attributes, and support mechanisms have and will influence career development.

As with the previous edition, McDonald and Hite bring together the strengths of both theory and practical application, offering an integrated framework for career development. New to this edition are:

• Cases to support further reflection and problem-solving.
• Supplementary material for each chapter that includes discussion questions and further resources.
• An enhanced chapter on ethics and social justice.
• A concluding chapter which explores ongoing trends to expand the career development conversation.

This book will help prepare human resource development students, scholars, and practitioners to develop and maintain successful career development programs, and to foster more innovative research that advances the discourse, as well as address their own professional interests.

Preface to the Second Edition

Chapter 1: An Introduction to Career Development: What Does It Mean to Have a Career?

Chapter 2: Career Theory and Concepts

Chapter 3: Strategic Career Development

Chapter 4: Career Development Interventions

Chapter 5: Career Development Links to Career Psychology

Chapter 6: Career Development and Diverse Populations

Chapter 7: Career Challenges

Chapter 8: Ethical and Social Justice Considerations

Chapter 9: Concluding Thoughts: The Ongoing Career Conversation

Case study A: Jake Jackson's First Day

Case Study B: The New Training Specialist

Case C: The Employee, The Social Media Policy, and The Post

Prepared by: Kimberly W. O'Connor

Case Study D: The Remote Worker

Prepared by: Kimberly W. O'Connor

Case Study E: Elise Morgan - Vice President of Operations

Case Study F: Staying Valued Over a Long Career

Case Study G: Social Justice and the Office of Racial Equality and Social Unity at Corning

Index