Graduate career development: Two empirically-derived models of the career decision-making processes of students and graduates in the UK
Yates, J. 
ORCID: 0000-0001-9235-564X (2025).
Graduate career development: Two empirically-derived models of the career decision-making processes of students and graduates in the UK.
Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling,
doi: 10.20856/jnicec.5403
Abstract
In this article I report on a strand of research, based on interviews with 22 university career practitioners and 30 graduates, that explores the career development of UK students. The research addresses a gap in the literature which has overlooked the decision-making processes of this group and supplements the evidence-base for career practitioners. Findings indicate that students exhibit emotional, cognitive and behavioural career development difficulties, and that graduates consider career options one at a time, engage in self-exploration in the context of a specific option, and use the application process to help them decide on a career direction.
| Publication Type: | Article |
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| Publisher Keywords: | Career decision-making; Higher Education; career decision-making difficulties |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education |
| Departments: | School of Health & Medical Sciences School of Health & Medical Sciences > Psychology |
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