By taking courses at the local university, Jacob felt that he was taking steps toward advancing his career. Jacob is now thinking about his.

sucess.

Explanation:

Taking courses that will help a person advance his/her career is known as protean career.

The concept of Protean career was developed by Douglas T. Hall in 1976 in his book entitled 'Careers in Organizations.' The concept, according to Hall, refers to changing career that is driven by values of an individual and self-directed.

Protean career define success not in terms of organization but in terms of individual's own terms.

Therefore, the answer to given question is that Jacob is thinking about his success using protean career development method.

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