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There is a history to career assessment spanning over a century that is generally recognised as commencing with the foundational writing of Frank Parsons (1909) at the beginning of the last century. The present chapter explores how career assessment has evolved in both its quantitative and qualitative forms within career theory and career counselling.
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Watson, M., Mcmahon, M. (2015). An Introduction to Career Assessment. In: McMahon, M., Watson, M. (eds) Career Assessment. Career Development Series. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-034-5_1
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