Tuesday 22 November 2011

Impact of the Career Style Interview on Individuals With Career Concerns

an article by Mark C. Rehfuss (Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA), Jennifer Del Corso and Scott Wykes  (Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA, USA) and Kevin Galvin (Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA) published in Journal of Career Assessment Volume 19 Number 4 (November 2011)

Abstract

A total of 18 participants ranging in age from 20 to 55 were administered the career style interview (CSI) and completed a follow-up interview 2 weeks later. Consensual qualitative research analysis of follow-up interview data indicated that after completing the CSI, participants generally felt helped and also typically experienced awareness, self-confidence, direction, confirmation, and a sense of encouragement related to their career concern. Most participants’ occupational narratives demonstrated a change from pre-CSI to post-CSI, moving toward more specification. Participants primarily recalled role models as the most meaningful aspect of the CSI, and integration of Holland code typology within the CSI produced higher rates of recall than previous studies. This study addresses implications of these findings for theory, practice, and research.


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