Book contents
- From First Job to Career
- From First Job to Career
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter I An Overview of the Changing Nature of Work, Career Research, and Career Education
- Chapter II First Job and Career Narratives
- Chapter III Making Meaning of Career Narratives
- Book part
- References
- Index
Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 September 2025
Book contents
- From First Job to Career
- From First Job to Career
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter I An Overview of the Changing Nature of Work, Career Research, and Career Education
- Chapter II First Job and Career Narratives
- Chapter III Making Meaning of Career Narratives
- Book part
- References
- Index
Summary
In this introduction, we describe the purpose for this book by addressing the question of why we should care about stories. We discuss how stories form "sticky" narratives that readers might more readily remember as they engage in a wide array of resources regarding career searching. We also discuss how the inspiration for this book – Studs Terkel’s Working (1974) – leads us to offer another perspective of work: specifically, the modern experience of starting a new job. We end with an overview of what to expect in the book and how to read it.
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- From First Job to CareerResearch and Narratives, pp. 1 - 4Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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