The Dark Side of Professional Identity: An Assessment of the Shadow Metaphor and its Integration in Career Management

Öz

The aim of this study is to examine the role of Carl Jung's "shadow" archetype in an individual's career within the framework of contemporary career management. It also aims to prepare a guide that can be used within the framework of vocational guidance, career counselling, and career coaching. The conflict between the "persona" (professional mask) displayed in working life and the repressed "shadow" is closely related to important outcomes such as career satisfaction, leadership skills, and burnout. Despite this, since career development is generally evaluated within the mechanisms of consciously made decisions and a rational framework, there are very few studies in the literature on this subject. Furthermore, the role of the unconscious is often overlooked due to the limited treatment of psychodynamics in current career theories. This study synthesizes Mark Savickas's Career Building Theory with Jung's psychoanalytic framework of the concepts of shadow and mask. As a result of this synthesis, a new counselling perspective is developed, arguing that the shadow is not an obstacle to career identity, but rather, when properly integrated, can become a strategic tool in individual and organizational management. Furthermore, using a qualitative approach, the study presents case studies developed within the relevant framework for career management processes, vocational guidance, and career counselling in businesses. In this way, the study serves as a guide.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• professional identity
• shadow metaphor
• career management
• career counselling

Mesleki Kimliğin Karanlık Yüzü: Kariyer Yönetiminde Gölge Metaforu ve Entegrasyonu Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı Carl Jung’un "gölge" arketipinin güncel kariyer yönetimi çerçevesinde bireyin kariyerindeki rolünün irdelenmesidir. Ayrıca mesleki rehberlik, kariyer danışmanlığı ve kariyer koçluğu çerçevesinde kullanılabilecek bir rehber hazırlamaktır. Bireyin çalışma hayatında sergilemiş olduğu “persona" (profesyonel maske) ile bastırılan "gölge" arasındaki çatışma; kariyer tatmini, liderlik becerisi ve iş tükenmişliği gibi önemli çıktılarla yakından ilişkilidir. Buna rağmen, kariyer gelişimi genellikle bilinçli alınan kararların mekanizmaları ve rasyonel çerçevede değerlendirildiği için ilgili çerçevede alan yazında çok az çalışmaya rastlanmıştır. Ayrıca güncel kariyer kuramlarında psikodinamik konusunun çok az ele alınmasından dolayı bilinçdışının rolü sıklıkla göz ardı edilmektedir. Bu çalışmada Mark Savickas’ın Kariyer İnşası Kuramı ile Jung’un psikanalitik çerçevesinde gölge ve maske kavramlarının sentezi yapılmıştır. Bu sentez neticesinde yeni bir danışmanlık perspektifi geliştirilerek, gölgenin kariyer kimliği için bir engel değil, doğru şekilde entegre edilmesi neticesinde bireysel ve örgütsel yönetiminde stratejik bir araca dönüşebileceği ele alınmaktadır. Ayrıca nitel bir yaklaşımla işletmelerdeki kariyer yönetimi süreçleri, mesleki rehberlik ve kariyer danışmanlığı için ilgili çerçevede oluşturulmuş örnek vaka analizleri sunulmaktadır. Bu sayede çalışma bir rehberlik görevi üstlenmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• mesleki kimlik
• gölge metoforu
• kariyer yönetimi
• kariyer danışmanlığı

Destekleyen Kurum

yok

Etik Beyan

Etik onay gerekli değildir.

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