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The Australian Journal of Career Development is a refereed, professional journal focusing on current theory, practice and policy relating to the career development and work education field. The audience for the journal includes professionals in educational and academic settings, community and government agencies, business and industrial settings. View full journal description

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Too Skilled, Less Satisfied? Exploring the Mediating Roles of Mental Exhaustion and Work Engagement in Overqualified Workers

  • Giulia Paganin
  • Andrea Laudadio
  • Annalisa Iorio
  • Paola Villano
  • Dina Guglielmi
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School-based Entry to Careers in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC): Insights from Career Construction Theory

  • Sharon McKinlay
  • Susan Irvine
  • Chrystal Whiteford
  • Joanne Lunn Brownlee
  • Karen Thorpe
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Employability: An Umbrella Review

  • Andrew Rothwell
  • Ewa Domagała–Zyśk
  • Piotr Mamcarz
  • Agueda Parra
  • Maria Immaculada Sánchez-Queija
  • Assunta De Rosa
  • Alessandro Lo Presti
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Can Media Influence People’s Career Choices? A Systematic Review

  • John Goodwin
  • John Finn
  • Michael Dowling
  • Leanne Pearson
  • Rachel Gough
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Industry 5.0: A comprehensive insight into the future of work, social sustainability, sustainable development, and career

  • Luciano Gamberini
  • Patrik Pluchino
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A systematic review on career interventions for university students: Framework, effectiveness, and outcomes

  • Joana Soares
  • Catarina Carvalho
  • Ana Daniela Silva
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Career indecision, depressive symptoms, self-efficacy and negative thoughts when transitioning from high school: A scoping review

  • Fay A. Amaral
  • Chris Krägeloh
  • Marcus A. Henning
  • Fiona Moir
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Industry 5.0: A comprehensive insight into the future of work, social sustainability, sustainable development, and career

  • Luciano Gamberini
  • Patrik Pluchino
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Sustainable development: A fourth paradigm for twenty-first century careers

  • Paul J Hartung
  • Annamaria Di Fabio
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Career indecision, depressive symptoms, self-efficacy and negative thoughts when transitioning from high school: A scoping review

  • Fay A. Amaral
  • Chris Krägeloh
  • Marcus A. Henning
  • Fiona Moir
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