Career anchor

How it is used

A career-development concept; it describes enduring priorities rather than a fixed job title.

Example sentences

1. Autonomy emerged as her career anchor when she compared earlier job decisions.

   Repeated choices can reveal a priority that guides working life.

2. Understanding his career anchor helped him question whether management suited him.

   Personal priorities can challenge an apparently obvious next step.

Common collocations

• identify a career anchor
• career anchor assessment

Related terms

• career pathThe series of jobs and roles a person moves through during their working life, or a planned way to progress inside a company.
• strengthA quality or ability that you are particularly good at and that helps you do your job well.

More terms: Career Development

• promotion
• professional development
• career gap
• upskill
• mentor
• career change
• foot in the door
• returnship
• apprenticeship
• individual contributor
• lateral move
• portfolio career