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Career Path Decisions and Sustainable Options

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  • Hamid Hassan

    (FAST School of Management, National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences, Lahore 54770, Punjab, Pakistan)

  • Mujahid Hussain

    (FAST School of Management, National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences, Lahore 54770, Punjab, Pakistan)

  • Amna Niazi

    (Humanities and Social Sciences Department, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore 39161, Punjab, Pakistan)

  • Yasuo Hoshino

    (Faculty of Engineering, Information and Systems, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan)

  • Akbar Azam

    (FAST School of Management, National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences, Lahore 54770, Punjab, Pakistan)

  • Ahmad Shabbar Kazmi

    (Faculty of Information Technology, University of Central Punjab, Lahore 54782, Punjab, Pakistan)

Abstract

Career planning has become more important than standalone job decisions in the current environment, where individuals have a wider range of choices of occupations and jobs than ever before. This paper reviews the theoretical developments in career guidance theory and recommends a holistic approach towards ‘Career Path Guidance’, incorporating psychological, sociological and developmental perspectives. An approach that considers several future steps in a career cannot be without challenges. The contextual and environmental situations along with individual characteristics are subject to change along a career path. Additionally, different stages in a career path are another variable that needs consideration to achieve a sustainable future. It has, therefore, been proposed that the career course be mapped by considering external factors, internal improvements and path-related dynamism. A multidimensional understanding of career guidance and the amount, complexity and sensitivity of the data involved mean that this approach may be better executed using computer-assisted systems that can source and logically analyze a large amount of information from several sources to produce coherent, sustainable and practical career path decisions.

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  • Hamid Hassan & Mujahid Hussain & Amna Niazi & Yasuo Hoshino & Akbar Azam & Ahmad Shabbar Kazmi, 2022. "Career Path Decisions and Sustainable Options," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(17), pages 1-16, August.
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