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Managing career uncertainty and anxiety: the power of career conversations


By Education Services Australia | 12 May, 2023

Careers & Pathways
Career uncertainty in young people often brings with it anxiety and the inability to make career-related decisions. myfuture discusses the importance of career conversations in supporting students to manage career uncertainty and anxiety.

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As school-to-work transitions become more unpredictable, and employment markets more competitive, career uncertainty is increasingly common. Career conversations are a valuable avenue to support students to build career awareness, explore how they feel about the expectations of future employment, and consider the decision-making process required in making career-related choices.

Published by myfuture and written by Dr Jo Gleeson and Professor Lucas Walsh, this Insights paper discusses career uncertainty, and provides a questionnaire teachers and career practitioners can use to help young people become more aware of their feelings around career decision-making.



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