Inaugural Issue
Table of Contents
Editor's Note
Dr. Marilyn Maze
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The thirteen short articles in this volume provide a glimpse into the richness and variety of the 2024 Conference. These authors are eager to share new ways of working with clients and addressing their needs. They would love to hear from you about the ideas these articles spark.
This is our Inaugural issue of our Conference Proceedings. By compiling these new ideas and approaches into a short, easy-to-read document, we hope to allow you to experience the variety and innovation of our presenters.
Mio Narui
Abstract: The paper discusses life-story speeches, where individuals share personal narratives in a five-minute format. These speeches may empower both speakers and audiences. Research in Japan highlights key impactful elements: reflection, the life theme of the speaker, and transformation from victim to victor. The Career Construction Interview (CCI) method, introduced in Japan by Dr. Shujiro Mizuno, aids speakers in structuring these narratives. A recent Tokyo event, where speakers underwent CCI sessions, highlighted positive impacts on both speakers and audiences, inspiring future surveys and events.
Exploring the Relationship Between Social Class and Cultural Orientation in Career Development
Sujin Kim and Taewon Kim
Abstract: Multiple systemic forces, such as globalization, automation, and the COVID-19 pandemic, have exacerbated societal inequalities. To address this concern, vocational psychologists have emphasized social class as an important contextual factor influencing an individual’s access to vocational power; privilege; and resources that shape their perceived worldviews, identities, and job opportunities. Vocational studies have focused on how social class determines access to job-related resources or how social-class-based marginalization, such as classism, worsens career development challenges and work experiences.
ABSTRACT: This paper explores the unique integration of the Te Whare Tapa Whā framework—a Māori healthcare model—into a career development program for solo parents. By blending insights from Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs model and contemporary research, we present a comprehensive approach that combines modern theories with indigenous wisdom. The paper details how EPIC Empower—a career development program aligned with these frameworks—offers robust support catering to the physiological, psychological, and spiritual needs of solo parents, ensuring their well-being throughout their career journey.
Towards a Skills-Focused Labor Market: Using Technology to Drive a Paradigm Shift
Arijana Radic, Dr. Brian Hutchison, and Dr. Nour Alhiyari
ABSTRACT: A paradigm shift is underway in the world of work. Traditional approaches to career development focus on stories, personality preferences, and experiences. This paper explains how a skill-focused approach to career development can benefit clients. It provides information, ideas, and tools to shape the practices of career counselors and the career outcomes of job seekers in diverse environments, focusing on creating more equitable labor markets with employment opportunities for everyone.
Networking for Career Development Professionals
Bernie McFarlane
ABSTRACT: Networking for career development practitioners encompasses two aspects—networking for their own careers and helping their clients network for theirs. This article provides a practical examination of both aspects and discusses a recent case study involving the development of networking skills among business students. Networking is a key activity in a person’s career development. Career development practitioners commonly recommend networking to their clients, but how often do these practitioners prioritize their own networking efforts?
Career Guidance in Remote Areas: The Case of Kato Vathia, Crete
Sampsonidis Dimitrios
ABSTRACT: This paper delves into the challenges and opportunities of providing vocational guidance in rural and remote areas, focusing on the case study of Kato Vathia, Crete. Drawing upon insights extracted from career counseling initiatives organized by the Cultural and Recreational Association of Kato Vathia, led by Dimitris Sampsonidis—a career counselor and PhD candidate in vocational guidance—this study highlights the concept of “poverty of access” in such regions, where individuals lack adequate educational and career development opportunities. Through two case studies—a career event combining science education with cultural tradition and an international Raki Making Festival—the paper illustrates how cultural clubs and associations can serve as allies in addressing these challenges. These initiatives not only provide vocational guidance but also foster community engagement, empowerment, and international exposure. The paper concludes by emphasizing the importance of collaboration among universities, local communities, and businesses to promote career development and educational opportunities in geographically remote areas.
ABSTRACT: Career planning is of utmost importance for high school students. It involves selecting a career path that aligns with job aspirations. To gain deeper insights into this process, an analysis was conducted to examine the level of career awareness among grade 9‒12 students from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Kabirdham, Chhattisgarh, India. Specifically, this study aimed to assess the level of career awareness among students, identify their sources of information, and understand their challenges. The results revealed that career counselors play an important role in shaping the career paths of students.
Abstract: Strength-based development focuses on identifying individual strengths and leveraging them to improve professional performance. In the context of career orientation, strength-based development identifies potential job opportunities that can maximize the utility of these individual strengths.
Film-based Role Models Influencing Students’ Career Aspirations’: A Case Study on University Students in Jakarta
Susanmariata and Dr. William Gunawan
ABSTRACT: An individual’s career plays a significant role in fulfilling their economic, social, and psychological needs. Throughout their career development process, individuals are often influenced by role models who align with their self-concept. Previous studies have found that role models portrayed in films can effectively help individuals make career choices. This research aimed to explore film-based role models that can help individuals determine their career paths. Four Jakarta students who chose film-based role models were selected for this qualitative case study. Data were collected through interviews, and their credibility was ensured through member checks. The collected data were processed using thematic analysis. The obtained results offered insights into the participants’ choices of film-based role models according to the four dimensions of Gibson’s theory of role models in career development, namely positive/negative, global/specific, superior/peer-subordinate, and close/distant. Overall, the role model categorized as positive-specific-superior-distant was found to be the most influential. Thus, role models exhibiting positive attributes are more likely to be noticed and imitated by individuals, who tend to focus more on role models demonstrating specific and in-depth attributes.
ABSTRACT: Career-development-related self-help materials for college students are necessary when implementing the three levels of service delivery included within the cognitive information processing approach suggested by Sampson, Reardon, Peterson, and Lenz (2004). This study suggests a process for developing resource-guide handouts based on feedback collected from college students regarding their career concerns.
ABSTRACT: Global challenges impeding the advancement of the career development field revolve around insufficient awareness regarding career services and their underutilization even after awareness is raised (Alake-Apata, 2022; National Career Development Association, 2021; OECD, 2021). To reinvent the reputation of career development and promote career services, I propose a novel approach to understanding the field from the lens of career professionals rather than those utilizing career services.
Career Development Theories and Graduate Employment
Charlotte George
ABSTRACT: This conference proceedings paper explores various career development theories and their application to graduate employment. In particular, it examines Holland’s Theory of Career Choice; Super’s Developmental Self-Concept Theory; Krumboltz’s Social Learning Theory of Career Decision Making; Savickas’ Career Construction Theory; Lent, Brown, and Hackett’s Social Cognitive Career Theory; Bridges’ Transition Model; and John P. Gati’s work on the role of educators in career counseling. These theories provide frameworks for understanding how graduates can navigate the job market and develop satisfying career paths. This paper further emphasizes the need for educators to take on the role of career counselors and the importance of being trained to offer necessary guidance for career transitions after graduation. It also discusses Donald Super’s work on the importance of training educators in career development and John P. Gati’s work in career counseling and decision making.
Exploring Interpersonal Shame Among International Students: A Brief Narrative Literature Review
Gelareh Papaei and Dr. Jon Woodend
ABSTRACT: This article explores the emotional impacts of interpersonal shame on international students, which is important given the increase in global student mobility, particularly from the Asia‒Pacific region. This brief narrative review examines existing literature to understand the long-term effects of shame on the academic and professional development of such students, identifying critical gaps and suggesting directions for future research.