Abstract
Individuals can proactively craft their careers by shaping both
their individual jobs and the series of jobs or roles that comprise their
career journeys. This chapter illustrates how being proactive at one’s
job (i.e., job crafting) may allow individuals to achieve better jobs for
themselves and how being competent with regard to one’s career (i.e.,
career competencies) may help individuals better proactively navigate
their careers, which is referred to as career crafting. Drawing on the
parallel with the literatures on job crafting, career competencies, and
career self-management, this chapter introduces career crafting as a
valuable new variable for career research. Career crafting is defined as
proactive behaviors that individuals perform to self-manage their
careers to attain optimal person–career fit. The chapter also presents
the Career Crafting Survey, which can be used in future research to
further accumulate knowledge about how and when career crafting
may help individuals achieve successful and fulfilling careers.
their individual jobs and the series of jobs or roles that comprise their
career journeys. This chapter illustrates how being proactive at one’s
job (i.e., job crafting) may allow individuals to achieve better jobs for
themselves and how being competent with regard to one’s career (i.e.,
career competencies) may help individuals better proactively navigate
their careers, which is referred to as career crafting. Drawing on the
parallel with the literatures on job crafting, career competencies, and
career self-management, this chapter introduces career crafting as a
valuable new variable for career research. Career crafting is defined as
proactive behaviors that individuals perform to self-manage their
careers to attain optimal person–career fit. The chapter also presents
the Career Crafting Survey, which can be used in future research to
further accumulate knowledge about how and when career crafting
may help individuals achieve successful and fulfilling careers.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Career pathways |
| Subtitle of host publication | School to retirement and beyond |
| Editors | Gary Carter, Jerry Hedge |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Chapter | 10 |
| Pages | 165-190 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780190907808 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780190907785 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
