Addressing the college-to-Work transition: Implications for university career counselors

Journal of Career Development

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-165

  Wendlandt, Nancy M ^a   Rochlen, Aaron B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Career counseling; College to work transition; Organizational socialization; Workplace entry

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149485461     PISSN: 08948453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894845308325646     Document Type: Article

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