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Direct linkCarpenter, Darrell; Young, Diana K.; McLeod, Alexander; Maasberg, Michele – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2018
The IT industry struggles to attract qualified talent despite an exceptional outlook in terms of both job availability and compensation. Similarly, post-secondary academic institutions report difficulties recruiting students for IT majors. One potential reason for this is that current career counseling practices do not adequately convey relevant…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Career Counseling, Prediction, Models
Download full textNeuenschwander, Markus P.; Hofmann, Jan; Jüttler, Andreas; Schumann, Stephan – International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2018
Context: Following the social cognitive career theory of Lent, Brown, and Hackett (1994), the current study examines the effect of role models' professions and practical internship experiences on the choice of professional environment independent of professional interests. Embedded in the Swiss context with its strong vocational training system,…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Decision Making, Role Models, Internship Programs
Holland, John L.; and others – ACT Res Rep, 1969
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Higher Education, Occupational Clusters
Peer reviewedEdwards, Keith J.; And Others – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1974
Hypothesizes that occupational perceptions are more specific for older age groups than for younger age groups. Hypothesis was tested by using latent root analysis and minimum residual factor analysis to analyze intercorrelations among six Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) scales for five large and diverse samples. Both analyses supported the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Aspiration, Career Choice
Peer reviewedMatteson, Michael T.; And Others – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1973
The Strong Vocational Interest Blank responses of 93 students were used to construct six empirical scales similar to the scales of Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory. Correlation of scale scores with VPI scores suggested that meaningful estimates of VPI profiles are obtainable by scoring selected SVIB items. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, College Students, Correlation
HOLLAND, JOHN L.; LUTZ, SANDRA W. – 1967
THE PREDICTIVE VALIDITY OF A STUDENT'S EXPRESSED VOCATIONAL CHOICE WAS COMPARED WITH THE PREDICTIVE VALIDITY OF HIS SCORES ON A VOCATIONAL PREFERENCE INVENTORY. THE DATA FOR THE STUDY WAS FURNISHED BY TWO AMERICAN COLLEGE SURVEYS. STUDENTS FROM TWO NATIONWIDE SAMPLES OF 28 COLLEGES WERE POLLED FOR THEIR VOCATIONAL CHOICES AND WERE GIVEN THE SIXTH…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Planning
Vansickle, Timothy R.; Prediger, Dale J. – 1991
This paper illustrates a procedure for using the interest scores of occupational group members to locate occupations on Holland's hexagon. The procedure locates occupations throughout the hexagon--not just at the six points. The Holland types are Realistic (R), Investigative (I), Artistic (A), Social (S), Enterprising (E), and Conventional (C).…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Development, College Graduates
Peer reviewedZener, Thelma Baldwin; Schnuelle, Leslie – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1976
This study compares effects on high school students (N=959) of the Self Directed Search (SDS), the Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI), and no treatment. Students taking the SDS or the VPI evaluated the instruments, felt more satisfied with current occupational choices, and considered more occupational alternatives. Differences between the…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Planning, Comparative Analysis
