Current Trends in Career Decision in Youth: Opportunities and Challenges
- Title
- Current Trends in Career Decision in Youth: Opportunities and Challenges
- Creator
- Bagchi U.; Reddy K.J.
- Description
- In todays times, career is a crucial life decision. Due to its paramount importance in our lives, the youth experience diverse kinds of stresses and pressures while choosing their career in life. Contrary to earlier handful career options, current trends offer an unlimited mix of traditional as well as unconventional career roles which further create confusion and anxiety while making the final decision. Newer factors, challenges and opportunities have forced a change of frameworks and perspectives to career decision-making. In career counselling, current trends are shifting away from the traditional practice of matching skill-sets to the job. Todays career decision-making takes an inclusive approach by discussing the various internal influences, emotional management, cognitive thinking styles, coping strategies, adaptability, etc. as well as external influences of uncertainty, evolving lifestyle demands, changing economic tapestry, etc. In addition, the influences of gender, family and culture affect the nature of the goals and their acceptability. The current chapter throws light on the evolving scenario in the field of career decision-making among the youth and attempts to offer solutions to the challenges being faced by the youth. The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023.
- Source
- Handbook of Youth Development: Policies and Perspectives from India and Beyond, pp. 223-235.
- Date
- 2023-01-01
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Subject
- Career; Career decision-making; Decision-making; Youth
- Coverage
- Bagchi U., Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India; Reddy K.J., Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISBN: 978-981994969-4; 978-981994968-7
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Book chapter
Collection
Citation
Bagchi U.; Reddy K.J., “Current Trends in Career Decision in Youth: Opportunities and Challenges,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 23, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/18351.