Understanding and interpreting career decision-making difficulties

Journal of Career Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 281-309

  Amir, Tamar ^a   Gati, Itamar ^a   Kleiman, Tali ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Career assessment; Career decision making; Career decision making difficulties; Career Decision Making Difficulties Questionnaire (CDDQ); Internet; Self help sites

Indexed keywords

EID: 46349100383     PISSN: 10690727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069072708317367     Document Type: Article

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