Culture Affects Career and Life Planning
Culture Affects Career and Life Planning 07 December 2008 By Richard N. Bolles How young people make career choices varies widely in different countries. A career expert surveys these various standards exclusively for eJournal USA . Richard N. Bolles is the author of What Color Is Your Parachute? , a guide to job hunting and career choice that has been reprinted in 10 editions over the last 30 years and translated into more than 20 languages. Let’s start with a story. Imagine, if you will, a beautiful valley, filled with every kind of fruit tree. You are told that you may choose any tree in that valley, and its fruit will be yours. To aid you in your choice, a little table is set up at the entrance to the valley, where you may taste the various fruits to see which one you most prefer. When your tasting is finished, you point to one fruit you’ve decided is your favorite. They lead you down the valley until you are looking at this beautiful tree. “That is your tr...