Plodders, pragmatists, visionaries and opportunists: Career patterns and employability

Career Development International

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 8-28

  Clarke, Marilyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Career development; Careers; Employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349423443     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620430910933556     Document Type: Article

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