The first part of this paper will look at relevant papers on the career success, the differences in its definition, reasons for these differences and the ways to measure career success. The second part will look at the model used to conceptualised career success and differences in context. The third part is a discussion of the findings of a qualitative research using semi-structured interviews. The fourth and final part will provide a critical evaluation of the writers’ final stance on this topic.
The subject of career success has been extensively researched throughout the years, plenty of research has been done on how other variables such as person-environment fit and organizational support lead to a career success (Ballout, 2007), happiness in the workplace suggest that positive emotions should be valued as they can promote optimal functioning being important for career success (Boehm & Lyubomirsky, 2008). These studies serve as a reference to the importance of what career success is; likewise, the subject can be determined to be important for employees as well as employers. Because it …show more content…
Nonetheless, the recognition of both subjective and objective career success is gradually increasing to the extent that studies use a combination of both (Ballout, 2007) (Russoa, et al., 2014). In addition to some extend each perspective influence the other and they may interrelate over time in some cases (Abele & Spurk,