Understanding Careers
- Kerr Inkson - University of Auckland
- Nicky Dries - KU Leuven and BI Norwegian Business School
- John Arnold - Loughborough University, UK
In the hotly anticipated second edition of Understanding Careers, Kerr Inkson has teamed up with Nicky Dries and John Arnold to take readers on a fascinating journey through the field of Career Studies.
- Interdisciplinary – the text brings together and critiques a range of perspectives, allowing for a broader and more holistic understanding of the field.
- Theory and practice – comprehensive coverage of all the key theories and cutting edge research is related to the real world through over 50 cases studies. A new ‘Careers in Practice’ section contains chapters devoted to self-development, career counselling, and organizational practices.
- International perspective – contains examples, cases, research, references and statistics from a range of countries.
- Use of metaphor – the text is structured around commonly used metaphors for careers, helping students relate to the ideas presented and providing a framework for analysis and comparison.
Ideal reading for students considering their own career and personal development, as well as those studying career development, career guidance or human resource management within a psychology, education, counselling or business degree.
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This is a very comprehensive book on careers. It draws on the latest research from the field and nicely categorises the subject into a range of metaphors, which students will like. There is a great mix of case studies, stop and consider points, providing coverage from both an academic and practitioner perspective. The book is extremely well written, providing clear and accessible text to engage the reader. An excellent text for both undergrad and postgrad courses.
A terrific overview of careers and what a career means in contemporary life and work. A great compendium of theory and practice models, well written and very accessible to both professional and non professional readers interested in understanding the world of career theory and guidance.
great advice for understanding different careers and how to achieve them
Good for HR and OB students in their second year who were planning placements in year 3.
This is an excellent book, it is clearly argued, well-structured and amply illustrated with case material. The initial chapter helps frame content and layout for the reset of the book. The use of case studies and activities brings the subject alive for the students.Thanks, for the broader and holistic understanding of the field.
Good book.
Like how it broke down into understandable sections.
