Career Development International: Volume 26 Issue 3

An exploration of obstacles to identity play during unemployment

Julia Mühlhaus, Onno Bouwmeester, Svetlana N. Khapova

This study seeks to explore the key themes in identity play during unemployment and the potential obstacles faced by unemployed individuals.

Age-inclusive HR practices and the thriving of older workers: the mediating role of occupational future time perspective

Eduardo Oliveira

Drawing on social exchange theory and socio-emotional selectivity theory, this paper examines the role of occupational future time perspective (OFTP) in the relationship between…

Advancing employability: applying training evaluation to employability development programs

David R. Glerum, Timothy A. Judge

This paper aims to apply training evaluation to employability development, providing a systematic process to assess employability development programs' effectiveness under the…

When does emotional intelligence (EI) benefit team-member exchange? The cross-level moderating role of EI-based leader-member exchange differentiation

Di Zhao, Wenjun Cai

Emotional intelligence (EI) is deemed important in developing interpersonal relationships. However, in the development of team-member exchange (TMX), the effect of EI on TMX and…

Leaving the military to work in civilian society: career adaptability by South Korean short- and mid-term veterans

Jihye Oh, Melika Shirmohammadi, Shinhee Jeong, Jia Wang

Military officials who become accustomed to the distinct culture of the military face a variety of challenges when attempting to transition into the civilian workforce as…

Couples experiencing private life constraints to their career: understanding home-to-career interference from a couple's perspective

Silke Op de Beeck, Marijke Verbruggen, Elisabeth Abraham, Rein De Cooman

This paper examines home-to-career interference (HCI), i.e., the extent to which employees perceive that their private life has constrained their career decisions to date, from a…