Emotional intelligence and the career choice process

Journal of Career Assessment

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-167

  Emmerling, Robert J ^a   Cherniss, Cary ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Career change; Career choice; Decision making; Emotion; Emotional intelligence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038249093     PISSN: 10690727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069072703011002003     Document Type: Review

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