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The Career Construction Interview

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Career Assessment

Part of the book series: Career Development Series ((CADE))

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The Career Construction Interview (CCI) comprises a qualitative assessment method that forms a central component of career construction counselling. Career construction counselling entails an interpersonal process of helping people author career stories that connect their self-concepts to work roles, fit work into life, and make meaning through work (Savickas, 2011).

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  1. Northeast Ohio Medical University, United States of America

    Paul J. Hartung

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  1. The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

    Mary McMahon

  2. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

    Mark Watson

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Hartung, P.J. (2015). The Career Construction Interview. In: McMahon, M., Watson, M. (eds) Career Assessment. Career Development Series. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-034-5_13

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