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Wessel 2003

This article traces the success of a career management plan in enhancing the career development of US undergraduates.
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Wessel, R.D. (2003). Enhancing Career Development Through The Career Success Club. Journal Of Career Development. Vol. 29. pp. 265-276.

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Focus

The career development of students, demonstrated by students performing appropriate career developmental tasks, is important to institutions of higher education because career developed students are more likely to have career objectives, persist in their academic goals, gain career-related work experience, find employment in their chosen fields, and graduate. The purpose of this study was to determine if the career development of students by class level had been enhanced by participation in a career management plan specifically prepared for undergraduates.

Findings

The intervention of a career management plan (i.e., the Career Success Club) was successful, especially for seniors and middles, in enhancing the career development of undergraduates. Career management plans may help students that are academically undecided to become more connected to their majors by focusing more on academic and career matters.

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