Career Choice Research Articles

Professional Burnout and Career Choice Regret in Urology Residents.

High rates of professional burnout and career choice regret among urology residents may increase professional dissatisfaction, shorten career longevity, and exacerbate urology workforce shortages. Understanding the prevalence of and risk factors for burnout may help develop interventions. Up to 48% of contemporary U.S. urology residents experience burnout symptoms, including up to 70% of second-year residents. Among overlapping personal, professional, institutional, and lifestyle risk factors, barriers to accessing medical and mental health care are frequently cited as an important association in residents. Limited intervention studies suggest that providing basic needs, such as on-call meals, and facilitating physical wellness and social engagement among residents may result in sustained reductions in burnout. Urology residents continue to experience high rates of burnout and career choice regret among medical specialties. Evidence-based interventions and sustainable policies that address primary risk factors are urgently needed.

Pengaruh Determinan Minat Mahasiswa Mengikuti Program Brevet Pajak dan Dampaknya Terhadap Pemilihan Karir di Bidang Perpajakan: Studi Empiris pada Mahasiswa Akuntansi Universitas Jambi

This study aims to analyze and find empirical evidence regarding the determinants that influence students' interest in participating in the tax brevet program and its impact on career choices in the field of taxation. This research is a questionnaire-based study, which is a quantitative method using primary data. The population in this study consists of Accounting students from Jambi University, specifically those from the 2019, 2020, and 2021 cohorts, totaling 514 students. The sampling technique used is purposive sampling with the Slovin formula to determine the sample size. The sample used consisted of 175 respondents obtained through the distribution of online questionnaires. Based on data processing using PLS, it was found that motivation and financial rewards influence accounting students' interest. Similarly, students' interest in participating in the tax brevet program has an impact on their career choices in the field of taxation. Meanwhile, the social environment and education costs do not influence students' interest in participating in the tax brevet program

Attitude, Time Management Work-Life Balance and Career Choices: A Mediating Effect of Protean Career Attitude among Medical Students in Malaysia

Attitude, Time Management Work-Life Balance and Career Choices: A Mediating Effect of Protean Career Attitude among Medical Students in Malaysia

Career adaptability and career coping styles among Chinese medicine specialty students during the COVID-19: The mediating role of career decision-making self-efficacy

Over the past decade, the attrition rate of Chinese medical graduates has remained high, and the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated this situation. Medicine specialty students are the main force of the future healthcare industry. The career choices and career confidence of those entering the healthcare industry will have a huge influence on the quality of future healthcare provision. Considering the possible emergence of public health emergencies such as COVID-19 in the future, helping students develop good career adaptability will contribute to their future career development. However, the relationship between career adaptability, career coping styles and career decision-making self-efficacy remains unclear during the COVID-19. This study aims to examine the interconnections amongst career coping styles, career adaptability and career decision-making self-efficacy among Chinese medicine specialty students and the mediating role of career decision-making self-efficacy. Questionnaire survey was conducted on 747 medicine specialty students from China. The results showed that positive coping style has a significant positive correlation with career decision-making self-efficacy, career adaptability, and their sub-dimensions. There was a partial mediating effect of career decision self-efficacy between the predictor variable positive coping style and the outcome variable career adaptability. By promoting the level of positive coping style or career decision-making self-efficacy among medicine specialty students, the career adaptability can be directly or indirectly enhanced. This survey will help to guide future medical education decisions during a similar pandemic to prevent further loss of healthcare professionals in the medical service.

A Study on Causes of Gender Gap in Construction Management: High School Students’ Knowledge and Perceptions across Genders

This paper addresses three research questions: (1) According to the pertinent literature, what are the main causes of the current gender gap in the construction industry, particularly for management and leadership roles? (2) Is there a significant difference between male and female high-school-age students regarding their level of knowledge of the construction industry? (3) Is there a significant difference between male and female high-school-age students in their perception of the construction industry and factors impacting their career choice? These research questions are addressed by a review of the literature followed by a discussion of precamp survey results from two consecutive years of a two-week high school summer camp, which is focused on construction science and management. The literature review reveals that the issues are deep-routed and complex but can in general be categorized into two groups: the recruitment and retention of women in construction management and related careers. While the literature review summary in this paper addresses both categories, the focus of the paper remains recruitment, particularly through a study of high school students’ level of knowledge and perceptions of construction management. The pre-camp surveys assessed the participants’ baseline knowledge and perceptions of construction management as a career. The results showed that the knowledge of construction management as a career is very low, with no statistically significant difference between genders. It must be noted here that the participants are biased positively toward the construction management and related careers, as they chose to attend the camp for a variety of reasons, from wanting an experience on the campus of this university to parents’ encouragement. Despite this baseline interest, however, the data show that the participants lacked clarity on what this career really entails. It is suggested, therefore that the general knowledge of this career path across larger and more randomized samples across U.S. will be even lower. The perceptions of the construction industry differed slightly between genders, with females perceiving it as more physically challenging and prioritizing family friendliness when considering career options. In conclusion, both the literature review and the survey data analysis show that the lack of knowledge of this career path, exacerbated by the negative perceptions of the construction industry, contribute to the problem of women not choosing to study construction management. The construction industry continues to make significant improvements in their diversity and inclusion efforts, and there are a variety of paths within the industry for graduates of construction science and management degrees. As such, significant work remains for both the industry and academia to overcome the lack of knowledge and negative perceptions of the industry through increased outreach to better inform high school students, parents, and counselors.

Perceptions of general surgery residents at military treatment facilities: Excellent training with crisis of confidence.

The declining operative volume at Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) has resulted in Program Directors finding alternate civilian sites for resident rotations. The continued shift away from MTFs for surgical training is likely to have unintended negative consequences. An anonymous survey was generated and sent to the program directors of military general surgery training programs for distribution to their residents. A total of 42 residents responded (response rate 21%) with adequate representation from all PGY years. Ninety-five percent of residents believed that their programs provided the training needed to be a competent general surgeon. However, when asked about career choices, only 30.9% reported being likely/extremely likely to remain in the military beyond their initial service obligation, while 54.7% reported that it was unlikely/extremely unlikely and 19% reported uncertainty. Eighty-eight percent reported that decreasing MTF surgical volume directly influenced their decision to stay in the military, and half of respondents regretted joining the military. When asked to assess their confidence in the military to provide opportunities for skill sustainment as a staff surgeon, 90.4% were not confident or were neutral. Although military surgical residents have a generally positive perception of their surgical training, they also lack confidence in their future military surgical careers. Our findings suggest that declining MTF surgical volume will likely negatively impact long-term retention of military surgeons and may negatively impact force generation for Operational Commander. Prognostic and Epidemiological, Level IV.

The impact of juvenile onset rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases on education, vocation and employment

The impact of juvenile onset rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases on education, vocation and employment Professor Suzanne Verstappen discusses the impact and challenges associated with juvenile-onset rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases when navigating education and employment. Juvenile onset rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (jRMDs), such as juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), lupus and vasculitis, are chronic diseases with onset before the age of 16 years. These conditions can cause persistent joint pain, swelling of the joints and stiffness. Other symptoms include fatigue and functional disability. These symptoms may fluctuate, and sometimes, children and young adolescents with jRMDs have severe symptoms, whilst, on different days, they may feel better. Some children may experience the symptoms only for a couple of months or years, whilst others have symptoms for many years and continue to have symptoms during adulthood. Some types of jRMDs can cause serious complications, such as joint damage, growth problems and inflammation of the eyes. Although disease management has improved in the last decade with more effective drugs and multidisciplinary care, the symptoms, adverse events due to medication use and clinical visits may impact school attendance, career choices and future employment.

Proposal for a Guidance Program Based on John Holland's Theory for Building the Future Personal Professional Project of Vocational Trainees

The current study aims to propose a guidance program that involves designing multimedia guidance steps to build the professional life project for trainees in vocational training. This program aims to assist trainees in choosing the appropriate vocational specialization by constructing a personal professional project that helps them make informed decisions about their training in a career that aligns with their professional qualifications for future employment. Therefore, they are in dire need of guidance in their career choices through the provision of a guidance program based on Holland's theory that helps them build their personal professional project. In this regard, the proposed guidance program based on Holland's theory is presented, consisting of several steps (to be mentioned later), in order to achieve the set objectives and assist vocational trainees in choosing their professional project.

Factors Affecting Career Choice Decisions of Selected Junior High School Students in Calamba City, Philippines: Input to a Localized Career Guidance Program

High school education is the doorstep towards the future of students, whether they will pursue further education or enter the world of work. The study aimed to determine the factors affecting the career choice decisions of selected junior high school students in Calamba City, Philippines. Using case study as a research design, the study utilized a survey questionnaire to gather responses of 234 junior high school students where data gathered were analyzed using descriptive analysis. Results of the study showed that economic factors, such as financial stability and returns received strong agreement from students, while social factors got the most disagreement. Meanwhile, more than half of the respondents are inclined towards STEM-related degree programs and majority of them eye state university and colleges (SUCs) as prospective schools after graduation. The findings became the basis of the proposed localized career guidance program to further guide these students. Recommendations include revisiting existing policies on career guidance and empowerment of SUCs.

The meaning of autonomy: How artists justify career paths

While autonomy is a crucial concept in the sociology of culture, most scholars treat it as an objective feature of the cultural field or creative work. This article argues that autonomy is a subjective construct with ambiguous meanings that enable creative workers to flexibly justify their career paths. I draw on a case of Chinese visual artists in the postsocialist era (since 1979), where the institutional context of dual career path highlights the ambiguity of autonomy. Using interview data with two groups of Chinese artists in different institutional positions—state-affiliated artists employed by the official system and independent artists without official affiliation—I show that the two groups offer conflicting narratives of autonomy. State-affiliated artists claim freedom from market and art criticism, whereas independent artists assert autonomy from state and organizational duties. Both groups emphasize the kind of autonomy they have and downplay the kind they lack to justify their career over the alternative position. Based on these findings, I suggest a more interpretive analysis of autonomy in cultural fields, one that illuminates how workers use ambiguous meanings to justify career choices.

The economy and career choices scale: Construction and initial validation

The economy and career choices scale: Construction and initial validation

Should I stay or should I go: the differences between elite football and basketball coaches’ backgrounds

ABSTRACT Through analysis of coaches’ playing history and players’ post-retirement career choices in these fields in Israel, this article identifies significant different patterns in the transition from the role of player to that of a coach in basketball and football. In football the majority of coaches are former senior players, and the majority of senior players go on to become coaches, whereas in basketball the situation is the complete reverse. Explanations for these significant differences are related to the athletes’ social status in each field, the substantive and philosophical differences between the fields, and their different social norms.

Mental wellbeing of student paramedics before and after first ambulance placement

Background: Emergency ambulance workers are at risk of poor mental wellbeing. Student paramedics in the UK attend ambulance placements, which expose them to the same stresses; they also have their own stress factors. Little research has explored how these placements affect student mental wellbeing. Aim: This pilot study aims to address this gap into the ways in which students'mental wellbeing may be affected by ambulance placements. Methods: A mixed-method approach, using the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS), with two questionnaires including wellbeing scores and open questions, was used to collect quantitative and qualitative data on first-year student paramedics before and after their first ambulance placement. Results: Twenty participants were included in the final analysis, three-quarters of whom witnessed at least one traumatic event during their placement. There was a statistically insignificant difference between wellbeing scores before and after the placement. There were five themes: positive learning experience; theory-practice gap; student-mentor relationship; student resilience; and career consolidation. Conclusion: Mental wellbeing did not change significantly after the first ambulance placement. Placement was overall a positive experience that confirmed career choice and narrowed the theory-practice gap. Mentor support was protective during traumatic events. A similar, larger study could track student wellbeing throughout their course and identify factors that may protect or damage wellbeing.

Career Choice and Family Expectations of Individuals With Visual Impairments in Turkey: A Qualitative Study

Introduction: This study aimed to explore the career choice of individuals with blindness or low vision (i.e., visual impairments) and their experiences with the expectations of their families. In societies where family is important, family members can influence the career choices of individuals with visual impairments. Method: This study was carried out in 2022. The online interview method was chosen to collect data due to the difficulties in conducting face-to-face interviews during the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants were 18 adults with visual impairments. Their ages ranged from 22 to 36 years. Participants were asked about the role of their families in their career choices. They were also asked about their expectations from effective career counseling. The researcher used deductive thematic analysis. Results: Four themes emerged from these data: (a) work not school, (b) guaranteed jobs are good enough, (c) daughters should marry, and (d) discrepancies in expectations based on household income. Discussion: As in many low- and middle-income countries, people with visual impairments in Turkey are discouraged from continuing their education. With the exception of affluent families, participants were generally directed to guaranteed or low-skill jobs. Gender stereotypes of families were a career barrier for women with visual impairments. Implications for Practitioners: Because of the essential role played by family members of people with visual impairments in Turkey, career counselors should work with families for effective practice. It is also essential for career counselors to inform families about the education and employment rights of individuals with visual impairments.

Exploring career choices of specialist nurse students: Their decision-making motives. A qualitative study.

To explore Registered Nurses' motives to undergo specialist training and to choose a particular speciality. A descriptive qualitative interview study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted during 2021 with 20 Swedish specialist nurse students from different specialisation areas. Qualitative content analysis was used. The COREQ checklist was used to report the study. Specialist nurse students' motivations for further training were divided into three main categories with two sub-categories each. The main categories were 'toward new challenges and conditions in work life', 'contributions to the development and higher competencies in health care' and 'personal work and life experiences as ground for choice'. Our study demonstrates the importance of motivating factors in the career choices of Specialist nurse students, such as personal challenges, desirable working conditions, career growth opportunities and personal experiences in the career choices. Creating a supportive work environment that helps to prioritise work-life balance and offers the development of new skills might help retain nurses. No patient or public contribution was used. However, if more nurses would choose to undergo specialist training, especially in areas facing significant shortages, it would most likely lead to improved health-related outcomes for patients or populations.

740 Subspecialty Career Choices in Orthopaedics – What Factors Affect the Decision-Making Process?

740 Subspecialty Career Choices in Orthopaedics – What Factors Affect the Decision-Making Process?

Designing Prefaculty Competencies for Diverse Learners Through a Modified Delphi Process

Faculty diversity in academic medicine may better prepare the next generation of equity-minded health care practitioners and leaders. Prefaculty development is an emerging concept to support trainees in achieving key knowledge, skills, and experiences to become successful faculty. To outline competencies, with corresponding milestones, to support the academic career development of learners, inclusive of racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender identities minoritized in medicine. Using a modified Delphi process, a national working group consisting of 13 members was established. The group used the published literature and listening sessions with diverse stakeholders to draft a set of competencies and milestones in July 2022. Diverse expert panelists reviewed the draft set over 2 rounds between September 2022 and January 2023. The group considered qualitative data to further refine the draft set between rounds. Consensus was reached when competencies and milestones were rated as agree or strongly agree on importance or appropriateness by 75% or greater of expert panelists after the second round. A final set of competencies and milestones was generated in February 2023. Data from round 1 were analyzed in October 2022 and data from round 2 were analyzed in January 2023. The development of prefaculty competencies with corresponding milestones by expert panel rankings and comments. The national working group consisted of 13 members who represented diversity across racial, ethnic, and gender identities and academic and career tracks. The working group developed an initial set of 36 competencies and corresponding milestones across 12 domains. After 2 rounds, consensus among 46 expert panelists generated a final list of 32 competencies with corresponding milestones across 11 domains. A total of 26 panelists (56.5%) were women, 11 (23.9%) were Black or African American, 17 (37.0%) were Latina/o/x/e, Hispanic, or of Spanish origin, and 10 (21.7%) were White. Competency domains were divided into 2 groups: foundational (academic career choice and professional identity, mentorship, networking, financial skills, diversity and inclusion, personal effectiveness and self-efficacy, and leadership) and focused (education, community engagement, research, and clinical medicine). Consensus for inclusion or elimination of items was greater than 90% between the 2 rounds. There was consensus among the working group and expert panelists regarding the importance and appropriateness of the competencies and milestones for diverse trainees to successfully obtain faculty positions. Institutions and national organizations can use these competencies as a framework to develop curricula that support diverse learners' career development toward academia.

Competition, confidence and gender: Shifting the focus from the overconfident to the realistic

The gender gap in competitiveness is argued to explain gender differences in later life outcomes, including career choices and the gender wage gap. In experimental settings, a prevalent explanation attributes this gap to males being more (over)confident than females (we call this the compositional channel). While our lab-in-the-field study using data from students in 53 classrooms (N> 1000) reproduces this finding, it also uncovers a second, potentially more impactful channel of confidence contributing to the gender gap in competitiveness (the preference channel). To disentangle the two channels, we propose a more precise measure of confidence based on whether the subjects’ believed performance rank exceeds, coincides with or falls short of their actual performance in a real-effort task. We label categories of this Guessed - Actual Performance (GAP) difference as overconfident, realistic or underconfident, respectively. Surprisingly, there is no gender difference in competitiveness within the over- and underconfident subgroups, while a significant gender gap exists among the realistic. So, even if both genders had the same level of confidence, a persistent gender gap in preference (or taste) for competition would remain in the realistic group. This finding is robust across all specifications, challenging previous theories about the overconfidence of men being the main driver of the relationship between confidence and the gender gap in competition.

Determinants of career choice among secondary school students in Enugu east education zone

This study examined determinants of career choice among secondary school students in Enugu East Education Zone. The study specifically examined the influence of parental factors on the choice of career among secondary school students in Enugu East, ascertained the influence of societal culture on the choice of career among secondary school students in Enugu East, evaluated the extent peer groups influence the choice of career among secondary school students in Enugu East and also investigated the influence of the school environment on the choice of career among secondary school students. Four research questions and four hypotheses guided the study. Related literature was reviewed under the conceptual framework, theoretical studies, theoretical framework, related empirical studies, and summary. The study adopted a census survey research design. The study was conducted among secondary schools in Enugu education zone. The population for the study was 334 students. There was no sampling of the study because of the manageable size of the population. A questionnaire was used as the instrument for data collection and was designed to elicit appropriate information from the respondents. To ascertain the face validity of the instrument, the questionnaire was given to two experts in the Department of Educational Management and one expert from Measurement and Evaluation in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Education all from the Faculty of Education, ESUT. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was calculated using the Cronbach Alpha method. The results of the analysis indicated reliability indices of 0.85, 0.81, 0.76, 0.83, and 0.84 for clusters A, B, C, D, and E. The overall reliability index was 0.82 which made the instrument reliable. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while t-test statistic was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed among others that there is no significant difference in the mean ratings regarding the influence of parental factors on the choice of career between male and female students. Based on the findings, the study recommends among others that parental impositions regarding their children's choice of career often result in career failure. In realization of this, parents should guide their children through the decision-making process. Parents are advised to allow their wards free hands in their career choices that will relate to their interests, aptitude, passion, and ability.

Impact of E-Learning Strategies on University Students’ Career Choices

The selection of one's ideal career is the top priority for every person, on the other hand, students seem to be more focused on their future jobs. This goal can be achieved by effective learning strategies. However, people need to be capable of making wise decisions before choosing their educational background. The major objective of this study was to find out the impact of e-learning strategies on university student’s career choices. This study was quantitative and based on a correlational research design. The population was public university students from Punjab Pakistan whereas, 458 respondents were selected as the sample of this research through a multi-stage sampling technique. For data collection structured questionnaires were administered through the survey method. To analyze the hypotheses of this research Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) was used. The findings revealed a positive and significant association between e-learning strategies and career choice among university students, as indicated by an r-value of .411. Furthermore, the beta value of .351 suggested that e-learning strategies had a moderately significant effect on students' career choices. Thus, E-learning strategies are an important organ for the elevation of career choices. Significantly, this study will help the authorities in developing criteria accordingly, especially in higher education for producing research culture to minimize the gap between the university education.