In this article, the authors present a model of career engagement that helps bridge the gap between career counselors' focus on supporting individuals to find meaningful work and employers' desire for an engaged, productive, and committed workforce. They briefly review highlights of the employee engagement literature, introduce the Career…

When individuals seek career counseling, they have stories to tell about their working lives. The aim of career construction theory is to be comprehensive in encouraging employment counselors to listen for a client's career story from the perspectives of actor, agent, and author. Taking multiple perspectives on career stories enables counselors to…

The authors examined U.S. war veterans' career concerns (e.g., interests, personality, barriers, career thoughts) to provide possible avenues for research-based and theory-driven intervention. The veterans who participated in the study were receiving mental health, substance abuse, and vocational services at a residential facility. Participants…

The author explores a creative idea development process wherein one begins by applying the image of "breaking the mold" to career development and then extending the process further by considering other related images. In this article, the related images include synonyms for mold such as mould and mole-d (the mole is a small burrowing animal with…

This article offers a brief overview of the contingent worker industry and its employees. In addition to defining temporary worker, the authors describe the importance of the temporary worker industry to the U.S. economy and the forces that have driven this industry's rapid growth. The changing profile of temporary workers, the benefits and…

Neither standardized test data nor grades made in required high school contribute significantly to the prediction of occupational success or proficiency. Possibly new research designs will be required before success can be predicted. (Author)

This article uses fictionalized accounts of counseling situations in various periods of history to illustrate that man's search for security, his need for an answer to the question What shall I do?'' and other men's responses to that need have not changed much throughout history. (Author)

This paper provides an introduction to the background and philosophy of the team concept, the nature of the population served, and the related reports which follow. (Author)

The authors point out that team roles are designed to be complementary, but much of the frustration that develops among team members is due to lack of role definition and too much overlapping of responsibility. (Author)

This article traces the etiology and nature of our concern for Vietnam-era vets and suggests that a successful placement program depends upon three factors: (a) an understanding of the characteristics of present-day veterans, (b) an awareness of agencies, programs, and industries comprising the network of helping services, and (c) knowledge of…

The involuntary client is a frequently encountered problem in employment counseling and other social agency counseling. Possible reasons for his recalcitrance are examined and their implications for the counseling relationship are discussed. (Author)

The study concludes that a significant interaction between leadership style and leader member relations was present but did not differentailly affect groups with good leader member relations. In groups with poor leader member relations the interaction effect was highly significant, but in the direction opposite of that predicted. (Author)

Focuses on the concepts of myth, metaphor, and moxie as they relate to reframing within career counseling. Claims that many clients have expectations (myths) that require reformulation and that metaphors can play an important part in such changes. Discusses implications for the training and practice of counselors. (RJM)