Career Construction Interview: A Qualitative Assessment and Career Counseling Method

Abstract

This study examines Career Construction Interview (CCI) based on Career Construction Theory as one of post-modern career theories. CCI is used as qualitative career assessment tool and career counseling method in order to determine reasons and dynamics underlined problems that bring the client to counseling. There are enormous studies in the international literature, yet few in Turkey. Therefore, this study aims to review main principles, evaluation and interpretation of the CCI and draw attention to caveats. In spite of critics to the theory, the CCI is tool that is culturally sensitive, responsive to the need of paradigm shift in career counseling and provides subjective, meaningful and holistic examination of the self, which contributes to self-exploration that the clients crucially need in their career construction.  

Keywords

• Career Construction Theory,Career Construction Interview,Qualitative Assessment,Post-modernism,Career Counseling

Kariyer Yapılandırma Görüşmesi: Nitel Bir Değerlendirme Aracı ve Kariyer Danışma Yöntemi

Öz

Bu makalede, post modern kariyer danışmanlığı yaklaşımlarından Kariyer Yapılandırma Kuramına dayalı Kariyer Yapılandırma Görüşmesi (KYG) hakkında bilgi verilmiştir. KYG, kişiyi kariyer danışmanlığına getiren problemlerin altında yatan dinamikleri ortaya çıkarmada kariyer seçimlerinin altında yatan nedenleri ve motivasyonları belirlemek üzere kullanılan nitel bir değerlendirme aracı ve kariyer danışmanlığı yöntemidir. KYG’ye uluslararası alanyazında sıklıkla rastlanmakla birlikte Türkiye’de konuya ilişkin çalışma oldukça sınırlıdır. Bu nedenle, bu çalışmada, KYG’nin uygulama, değerlendirme ve yorumlama süreçleri ele alınmış ve uygulamada göz önünde bulundurulması gereken noktalar ve önlemlere dikkat çekilmiştir. Teoriye yöneltilen eleştirilere rağmen, KYG’nin kültüre özgü, kariyer danışmanlığında paradigma değişimi ihtiyacına cevap veren, kişinin kariyerini yapılandırmada ihtiyaç duyduğu en önemli noktalardan biri olan kendini tanıma sürecine öznel, anlamlı ve bütüncül bir inceleme sunan bir yöntem olduğu görülmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Kariyer Yapılama Teorisi,Kariyer Yapılama Görüşmesi,Nitel Değerlendirme,Post-modern,Kariyer Danışmanlığı

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