{"id":4282,"date":"2020-04-16T14:13:33","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T14:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2026.karrierecoaching.ch\/?p=4282"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:31:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T12:31:24","slug":"glossary-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2026.karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A career does not necessarily mean climbing the ladder. It depends on whose yardstick you apply.<\/p>\n<p>For many, the term triggers resistance \u2013 because it is associated with steep advancement, status and income. That is the external career: it follows social norms. In contrast, there is the internal career: it is guided by one\u2019s own needs and values. Success means being able to realise one\u2019s personal vision of professional and private life \u2013 whether through a sense of purpose, influence or autonomy. Quite often, conflicting aspirations coexist: an international career versus <a href=\"https:\/\/2026.karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-work-life-balance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">work\u2013life balance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A structured <a href=\"https:\/\/2026.karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-personal-and-professional-assessment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">personal and professional assessment<\/a> helps to clarify individual needs and professional values \u2013 such as the importance of autonomy, team spirit or impact. Anyone aiming to shape their career over the long term should build it on their own strengths and motivations, rather than on external expectations.<\/p>\n<p>Particularly in midlife, many people begin to sense that something is missing \u2013 and start looking for a role that better fits their personality. Such changes take time. Even more reason to engage early with the question: what does a career mean to me?<\/p>\n<h2>Articles on careers (<a href=\"https:\/\/2026.karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/articles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">all articles<\/a>)<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2026.karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/a-career-is-more-like-a-golf-tournament-than-a-tennis-match\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A career is more like a golf tournament than a tennis match<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/2026.karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/career-planning-or-design-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Career \u2013 planning or design?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A career does not necessarily mean climbing the ladder. It depends on whose yardstick you apply. For many, the term triggers resistance \u2013 because it is associated with steep advancement, status and income. That is the external career: it follows social norms. In contrast, there is the internal career: it is guided by one\u2019s own [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-glossar-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Career - Karrierecoaching - Peter N\u00e4f<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Career is more than success and status. 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