Using accuracy of self-estimated interest type as a sign of career choice readiness in career assessment of secondary students

Journal of Career Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 310-325

  Hirschi, Andreas ^a,b   Läge, Damian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Career choice readiness; Career counseling; Interest assessment; RIASEC typology; Secondary students; Self estimation

Indexed keywords

EID: 46349105150     PISSN: 10690727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069072708317372     Document Type: Article

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