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Definition of to career in English English dictionary: careen; An individual’s work and life roles over their lifespan; To move rapidly straight ahead, especially in an uncontrolled way
The car careered across the road and went through a hedge.; One's calling in life; a person's occupation; one's profession; A jouster's path during a joust
These knights, therefore, their aim being thus eluded, rushed from opposite sides betwixt the object of their attack and the Templar, almost running their horses against each other ere they could stop their career.; {v} to run fast; {n} a course, race, motion; the general progression of your working or professional life; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law" the particular occupation for which you are trained move headlong at high speed; "The cars careered down the road"; "The mob careered through the streets; A race course: the ground run over; Your career is the part of your life that you spend working. During his career, he wrote more than fifty plays She began her career as a teacher; An evolving sequence of work activities and positions that individuals experience over time as well as the associated attitudes, knowledge, and competencies that develop throughout one's life (18); The work you choose as your occupation for life; speed; A career is the job or profession that someone does for a long period of their life. She is now concentrating on a career as a fashion designer a career in journalism. a political career; Business activity or occupation; something done to make a living; An occupation or profession followed as one's life work; If a person or vehicle careers somewhere, they move fast and in an uncontrolled way. His car careered into a river He went careering off down the track. = hurtle. to move forwards quickly without control, making sudden sideways movements American Equivalent: careencareer down/along/towards etc; Careers advice or guidance in British English, or career advice or guidance in American English, consists of information about different jobs and help with deciding what kind of job you want to do. Get hold of the company list from your careers advisory service; A jousters path during a joust; A running; full speed; a rapid course; move headlong at high speed; "The cars careered down the road"; "The mob careered through the streets"; {f} rush, dash, speed, hurtle; is a lifestyle concept that involves a sequence of work or leisure activities in which one engages throughout a lifetime Careers are unique to each person and are dynamic, unfolding throughout life They include not only occupations, but pre-vocational and post vocational concerns as well as how persons integrate their work life roles (Herr and Cramer, 1984) The sequence of occupations, jobs, and positions engaged in or occupied throughout the lifetime of a person (Super and Bohn, 1970 from Srebalus, Marinelli and Messing, 1982, p 97); This is a profession which you have trained for and intend to stay for a period of time; the particular occupation for which you are trained move headlong at high speed; "The cars careered down the road"; "The mob careered through the streets; a sequence of jobs held during a person's work life; Academic career distinguishes programs that are at different levels The careers defined are: Postgraduate (PGRD) Undergraduate (UGRD) Other (NONS); An individual's work and life roles over their lifespan; The flight of a hawk; Your academic group See academic career; A career position is a position established at a fixed or variable percentage of time at 50 percent or more of full-time, which is expected to continue for one year or longer In addition, a limited appointment shall be designated as a career appointment when the incumbent has obtained 1,000 hours of qualifying service in any 12 consecutive months without a break in service of at least 120 consecutive calendar days; the general progression of your working or professional life; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law"; To move or run rapidly; {i} profession; fast run, gallop; {s} professional, of a career; Ones calling in life; a persons occupation; The sequence of a person's work-related activities, behaviours, associated attitudes, values and aspirations over the span of one's life (McMahon and Merman, 1987); General course of action or conduct in life, or in a particular part or calling in life, or in some special undertaking; usually applied to course or conduct which is of a public character; as, Washington's career as a soldier; The work or profession that one has prepared for in a certain area, such as business, public service, medicine, law, science, etc; the sequence of jobs occupied by a person through the course of his or her lifetime; UG for undergraduate, GR for graduate; the particular occupation for which you are trained