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Bimrose, Jenny and Barnes, Sally-Anne (2007) Styles of career decision-making. Australian Journal of Career Development, Volume 16 (Number 2). pp. 20-28. doi:10.1177/103841620701600205 ISSN 1038-4162.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/103841620701600205
Abstract
Distinctive styles of client decision-making have emerged from case study research into the effectiveness of career guidance. This paper explores some findings from the third year of a longitudinal study currently underway in England, which relate to the ways clients approach transitionpoints in their careers and make the decisions that move them on. Data analysis reveals four career decision-making styles: evaluative, strategic, aspirational and opportunistic. Overall, it is evident that the choices and decisions made as individuals progress towards longer-term career destinations are multi-dimensional, complex, sometimes being implemented over an extended time frame and not always rational. For practice, implications of these findings include the need for practitioners to place less emphasis on planning for certainty and more tolerance of undecidedness.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Employment Research | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Australian Journal of Career Development | ||||
Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||
ISSN: | 1038-4162 | ||||
Official Date: | July 2007 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 16 | ||||
Number: | Number 2 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 8 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 20-28 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1177/103841620701600205 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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