How Technology Affects Career Development

Technology has significantly transformed how people interact in the modern society through enhancing communication and generating other changes. Technology has basically affected nearly facet of the society including learning or professional development. Given its impact on the society, technology is an external factor that has had significant impact on my career pursuits and professional development initiatives. In essence, technology has become a valuable tool or factor in my career pursuits because of its impact on learning. The value/impact of technology in career development is an important issue of investigation because of it has become prevalent in the educational field. Moreover, the significance of investigating this issue is attributable to the prevalence of technology in the modern society. Technology has impacted my career pursuits through providing numerous career development opportunities, generating tools to enhance my communication skills, and increasing my career prospects.

One of the ways technology has impacted my career pursuits is through providing expansive range of possibilities for enhancing career development. According to Farren (2012), technology has provided numerous tools through which individuals can learn what's going on in their respective professions. The expansive range of possibilities brought by technology include ability to analyze issues and trends that shape future work and career development. In this regard, technology has enabled me to learn issues and trends affecting my career. Additionally, technology has provided different platforms through which I learn about existing opportunities in my profession. Secondly, technology has provided me with different tools to improve my communication skills, which is crucial in my professional development. There are numerous technological tools that are currently available to help in improving social interactions. The improved communication skills have in turn enriched my professional skills and enhanced my career prospects. Through technology and the enhanced communication skills, I have been able to create a network of professionals. This network of professionals has played a major role in enriching my profession/career since they enable me to learn the practical aspects relating to my work or career. In light of the prevalence of technology, I've had to embrace technological tools in my learning and professional development initiatives. This process has involved changing my perceptions about technological tools and embracing as crucial elements in career development. I spend significant amount of my time on the Internet on a regular basis to learn about the different issues and trends in my profession. This has helped me to not only embrace technology but also enabled me to enrich my skills and improve my career development initiatives.

Godin (2010) defines art as a gift that entails caring, acting courageously, and creating change in order to share individual potential and make a difference. In light of this, one of things I would like to do in the future through my career is making a difference. I would like to create change in the future through using my skills to identify one of the major issues facing the society and engage relevant stakeholders in resolving the issue. In this case, I will volunteer in my community to help in addressing these problems in order to make a difference in the society. However, my pursuit towards making a difference in the society could be affected by some social, cultural or political forces. One of the political forces that may cause me to change is policies that are enacted to address the issue. Policymaking is a major political factor that has tremendous impact on the society and people's efforts towards creating change. However, I can create a change that I direct through involving the relevant stakeholders in creating the change. The involvement of the various stakeholders helps in ensuring that the change is not a personal initiative and an issue that is embraced by members of the society.

In conclusion, technology has become a major aspect of life in today's society given its increased prevalence. Technology has affected nearly every facet of the society including the field of education. In relation to career pursuits, technology has help in identifying key issues and trends relating to an individual's profession and enriching professional skills. Technology has impacted my career pursuits through providing numerous career development opportunities, generating tools to enhance my communication skills, and increasing my career prospects. I have adopted to this change through embracing technology and using its various tools to learn about my profession. In my future career, I would like to create change through volunteering in my community to help in initiatives that focus on addressing a major issue in the society. While this process could be affected by political forces like policies, I would create a change I can direct through involving different stakeholders in the initiative.

References

Farren, C. (2012, December). Does Technology Play a Significant Role in Your Career -- The 11th Characteristic of a Sustainable Career. Retrieved May 22, 2017, from http://www.masteryworks.com/newsite/clientimpact/impact_archives_dec2012.htm

Godin, S. (2010). Linchpin: are you indispensable? New York, NY: Penguin Group.