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Career Preparedness in Adolescents: An Overview of Empirical Research and Suggestions for Practice

Andreas Hirschi

Steiner, R. S., Marciniak, J., Johnston, C. S., & Hirschi, A. (2019). Career preparedness in adolescents: An overview of empirical research and suggestions for practice. In J. A. Athanasou & H. N. Perera (Eds), International handbook of career guidance (2nd Ed, pp. 305-323). Springer.

Abstract

The present chapter provides an overview of the theoretical and empirical research on career preparedness among adolescents and derives implications for practice. We integrate various conceptualisations of career preparedness and suggest that career preparedness can be understood as a multidimensional construct consisting of attitudes, knowledge and competencies, and behaviours. Moreover, we summarise recent research on predictors and outcomes of career preparedness. Research on outcomes highlights that career preparedness is related to beneficial outcomes in various domains of adolescents’ lives (e.g., work, education). Research on predictors demonstrates the relevance of personal factors (e.g., work- related attitudes and motivations) as well as environmental factors (e.g., career interventions) to foster career preparedness in adolescents. Finally, based on the empirical evidence discussed in this chapter, we develop suggestions and guidelines for practitioners on how adolescents can be supported in the process of career preparation.

Keywords: career preparedness; adolescents; career preparation; career maturity; career readiness.

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categories Book chapters
tags career preparation, career choice, career counseling, adolescents, school-to-work transition, Berufswahl, Berufswahlbereitschaft, Berufswahlreife

Career preparation among adolescents: A review of key components and directions for future research

Andreas Hirschi

Marciniak, J., Johnston, C., Steiner, R., & Hirschi, A. (2020). Career preparedness among adolescents: A review of key components and directions for future research. Journal of Career Development. doi: 10.1177/0894845320943951

Abstract

Adolescents and students are faced with the developmental task of becoming prepared for a career and master future career transitions. Existing research has investigated a range of concepts relating to career preparedness, including predictors and outcomes. However, this body of work is fragmented as a number of different conceptualizations and measurements related to career preparedness exist. Thus, the goal of this review is to provide an overview of the different concepts that have been used to describe and measure career preparedness. Based on a comprehensive review of empirical articles on maturity, readiness, adaptability, preparedness, and preparation, we propose an organizing framework of the diverse attitudes, knowledge and competencies, and behaviors required for career preparedness. We also review the empirical research on predictors and outcomes of career preparedness. We close by identifying issues in the conceptualization and measurement of different constructs and provide suggestions for future research, and implications for theory and practice.

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categories Peer reviewed journals
tags adolescents, career preparation, career counseling, school-to-work transition

When and why do negative organization-related career shocks impair career optimism?

Andreas Hirschi

Hofer, A., Spurk, D. & Hirschi, A. (2020). When and why do negative organization-related career shocks impair career optimism? A conditional indirect effect model. Career Development International. https://doi.org/10.1108/CDI-12-2018-0299

Abstract

Purpose – This study investigates when and why negative organization-related career shocks affect career optimism, which is a positive career-planning attitude. The indirect effect of negative organization-related career shocks on career optimism via job insecurity, and the role of perceived organizational career support as a first stage moderator, were investigated. 

Design/methodology/approach – Three-wave time-lagged data from a sample of 728 employees in Switzerland was used. Time-lagged correlations, an indirect effect model, and a conditional indirect effect model with bootstrapping were used to test the hypotheses. 

Findings – First, this study showed a significant negative correlation between negative organization-related career shocks (T1) and career optimism (T3), a positive correlation between negative organization-related career shocks (T1) and job insecurity (T2), and a negative correlation between job insecurity (T2) and career optimism (T3). Second, findings revealed that negative organization-related career shocks (T1) have a negative indirect effect on career optimism (T3) via job insecurity (T2). Third, perceived organizational career support (T1) buffers the indirect effect of negative organization-related career shocks (T1) on career optimism (T3).

Originality/value – This study provides an initial examination of the relationship between negative organization-related career shocks and career optimism by applying assumptions from the JD-R model and Conservation of Resources theory. Implications about how to deal with negative career shocks in HRM and career counseling are discussed.

Keywords – Career Optimism, Career Shocks, Career Support, Career Attitudes, Job Insecurity

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categories Peer reviewed journals
tags career shocks, career counseling, optimism, job insecurity

Empirical developments in career construction theory

Andreas Hirschi

Rudolph, C. W., Zacher, H., & Hirschi, A. (2019). Empirical developments in career construction theory (Editorial). Journal of Vocational Behavior, 111, 1-6. doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2018.12.003

Abstract

Career construction theory is a grand theory of career development. The goal of this special issue on empirical developments in career construction theory was to showcase research that addresses major unanswered questions regarding this theory, including the role of context and development over time, as well as the applicability of the theory in specific samples. Furthermore, we sought advanced research that addresses the dimensionality, processes, and outcomes of career construction by adopting diverse approaches, including quantitative, qualitative, and intervention methods. In this editorial, we briefly describe key propositions of career construction theory and emphasize major questions that remain to be answered within this theoretical framework. We then briefly summarize the eight empirical studies included in the special issue and explain how they, individually and collectively, contribute to the advancement of research on career construction.


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categories Peer reviewed journals
tags career counseling, career success

Ein Modell zur ganzheitlichen Laufbahnberatung

Andreas Hirschi

Hirschi, A. (2019). Ein Modell zur ganzheitlichen Laufbahnberatung. Panorama, 5, 20-21.

Die Berufswahl und die Gestaltung der Laufbahn werden stark von privaten Lebensbereichen beeinflusst. Bestehende Beratungsmodelle berücksichtigen dies jedoch nur am Rande. Ein neues Modell behebt dieses Manko.

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categories Practice journals
tags Laufbahnberatung, Berufsberatung, work-family, career management, counseling psychology, career counseling

Whole-Life Career Management: A Counseling Intervention Framework

Andreas Hirschi

Hirschi, A. (2020). Whole-Life Career Management: A Counseling Intervention Framework. Career Development Quarterly, 68, 2-17. doi: 10.1002/cdq.12209

Abstract

It is widely recognized that career management and counseling require a consideration of work and nonwork roles. I present a career counseling intervention framework to help clients self-direct their careers and attain work-nonwork balance. Based on an action-regulation approach, the framework consists of four phases: (1) Clarifying goals across work and nonwork roles; (2) mapping resources and barriers related to goal attainment; (3) developing action strategies for goal attainment; and (4) monitoring and adapting goal pursuit across work and nonwork goals. I outline the theoretical foundations of this framework, provide a case study on how the framework can be applied in individual counseling, and give examples of specific intervention contents. The framework provides a foundation for career counseling practice to assist clients in managing their careers under considerations of nonwork roles. Research can use the framework to gain a better understanding of career self-management from a whole-life perspective.

Keywords: work-nonwork; career counseling; work-life balance; work-family; action regulation

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categories Peer reviewed journals
tags work-family, career counseling, counseling psychology, interventions

Vision zur Zukunft der Berufs-, Studien-, und Laufbahnberatung

Andreas Hirschi

Hirschi, A. (2018). Berufs-, Studien- und Laufbahnberatung [Bericht im Auftrag des Staatssekretariats für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation SBF im Rahmen des Projekts «Berufsbildung 2030 – Vision und Strategische Leitlinien»]. Bern: SBFI. ISSN 2296-3847

Der Bericht nimmt eine umfassende Analyse der aktuellen und zukünftigen Herausforderungen und Chancen der Berufs-, Studien-, und Laufbahnberatung (BSLB) vor und entwirft eine Vision, wie die BSLB ihre zunehmende Systemrelevanz optimal wahrnehmen kann.

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categories Books
tags career counseling, Berufsberatung

The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Issues and Implications for Career Research and Practice

Andreas Hirschi

Hirschi, A. (2018). The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Issues and Implications for Career Research and Practice. Career Development Quarterly, 66, 192-204. doi:10.1002/cdq.12142

Abstract

The accelerating digitization and automation of work, known as the fourth industrial revolution, will have an enormous impact on individuals’ career experiences. Yet the academic literature in vocational psychology and careers research has been remarkably silent on this trend so far. This paper summarizes some of the most important issues of the fourth industrial revolution a they pertain to career development. It then critically reviews how current models and frameworks of career development are suitable for addressing these emerging issues. Opportunities for future career development research and practice are outlined.

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categories Peer reviewed journals
tags career counseling, protean career, technology, digitization

Berufs- und Laufbahnberatung [Career counseling]

Andreas Hirschi

Hirschi, A. (2017). Berufs- und Laufbahnberatung [Career counseling]. In S. Kauffeld & D. Spurk (Hrsg.), Handbuch Laufbahnmanagement und Karriereplanung. Heidelberg: Springer.

Zusammenfassung

Das Kapitel definiert Berufs- und Laufbahnberatung als Anwendungsbereich der Psychologie und beschreibt dessen zentrale Merkmale. Es werden Modelle für den Prozess der Berufs- und Laufbahnberatung beschrieben sowie dafür notwendige Kernkompetenzen aufgezeigt, wobei sowohl auf allgemeine Mikrokompetenzen als auch auf ein europäisches Kompetenzmodell eingegangen wird. Schließlich wird die Forschung zur Wirksamkeit von Interventionen in der Berufs- und Laufbahnberatung beschrieben.  

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categories Book chapters
tags Berufsberatung, Laufbahnberatung, career counseling

The Career Engagement Scale: Development and validation of a measure of proactive career behaviors

Andreas Hirschi

Hirschi, A., Freund, P. A., & Herrmann, A. (2014). The Career Engagement Scale: Development and validation of a measure of proactive career behaviors. Journal of Career Assessment, 22(4), 575-594. doi:10.1177/1069072713514813

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categories Peer reviewed journals
tags proactivity, proactive career behaviors, career counseling, career development, university students

Calling and career preparation: Investigating developmental patterns and temporal precedence

Andreas Hirschi

Hirschi, A., & Herrmann, A. (2013). Calling and career preparation: Investigating developmental patterns and temporal precedence. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 83(1), 51-60. doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2013.02.008

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categories Peer reviewed journals
tags career preparation, latent growth modeling, cross-lagged analysis, career counseling, calling, university students

Proactive motivation and engagement in career behaviors: Investigating direct, mediated, and moderated effects

Andreas Hirschi

Hirschi, A., Lee, B., Porfeli, E. J., & Vondracek, F. W. (2013). Proactive motivation and engagement in career behaviors: Investigating direct, mediated, and moderated effects. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 83(1), 31-40. doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2013.02.003

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categories Peer reviewed journals
tags career management, proactivity, motivation, career engagement, career counseling, university students

Holland’s secondary constructs of vocational interests and career choice readiness of secondary students

Andreas Hirschi

Hirschi, A., & Läge, D. (2007). Holland’s secondary constructs of vocational interests and career choice readiness of secondary students. Journal of Individual Differences, 28(4), 205-218. doi: 10.1027/1614-0001.28.4.205

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categories Peer reviewed journals
tags career maturity, career counseling, career choice readiness, vocational interests, adolescents

Hilfreiche Faktoren zur Bewältigung von beruflichen Übergängen: Von der Berufswahlreife zur Übergangsbereitschaft

Andreas Hirschi

Hirschi, A., & Läge, D. (2006). Hilfreiche Faktoren zur Bewältigung von beruflichen Übergängen: Von der Berufswahlreife zur Übergangsbereitschaft [Helpful factors for mastering career transitions: From career maturity to transition readiness]. Zeitschrift für Beratung und Studium, 3, 70-74. 

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categories Practice journals
tags Berufswahlbereitschaft, Berufswahlreife, Übergänge, career counseling