Abstract
Studying career choice consists in studying how one of the most important roles (the professional role) that the individual has to assume throughout his life, articulates. This way of viewing the diverse roles may represent a fragmented conception of the person. On the contrary, the project of life should be seen as a whole, composed of various projects or events that occur throughout the ages. These roles are felt, evaluated and experienced differently in different stage of development of the individual. To work, is primarily a way to earn a living and to have revenue enough to ensure our survival and our well being. Thus, choosing a profession is one of the most worrisome tasks in the life of most people. This decision-making is complex because it brings together a number of personal, social and environmental factors which are otherwise in opposition. We must take into account factors such as interests, personality, skills and values. Elements such as age, family or ethnic origin, economic conditions, the behavior of the labor market etc, also influence our career choice. This essay will concentrate on three of them: Gender stereotype, family and personality.
