Career Development International: Volume 29 Issue 3

Guest editorial: Linguistic profiling and implications for career development

Claretha Hughes, Yuanlu Niu, Lisa Bowers

A critical conceptual framework for understanding career development in linguistically diverse individual and organizational contexts

Maja Stojanović, Petra A. Robinson

The purpose of this paper is to explore issues pertaining to monolingual ideology in the United States and the challenges in terms of career identity and development for…

Accent modification and workplace accentism: the institutionalization of linguistic profiling and its career implications

Vijay A. Ramjattan

This paper argues that accent modification acts as a mechanism that (re)produces workplace accentism, which is a set of ideologies and practices positioning some English accents…

Leadership coaching strategies for Black women leaders who code switch: avoiding linguistic profiling career boundaries

Angela Danielle Carter, Stephanie Sisco

This case study, within the context of boundaryless and protean career development frameworks, investigates linguistic profiling and how code-switching is used to mitigate its…

Career challenges of international female faculty in US universities: from a linguistic profiling perspective

Sunyoung Park, Shinhee Jeong

The purpose of this study is to review how international female faculty experience linguistic challenges and bias in their US university careers.

The influence of linguistic profiling on perceived employability: a new application of the systems theory framework of career development

Tomika W. Greer, Monique T. Mills, Stefanie Lapka

The purpose of this paper is to clarify the influence of linguistic profiling on perceived employability. In doing so, we recognize multiple factors that can contribute to this…

Reducing linguistic profiling of individuals with communication disabilities to enhance careers: avoiding assumptions based on speech, language and communication mode

Nicolette Sammarco Caldwell, Christine Holyfield, Elizabeth Lorah, Tracy Rackensperger

The paper aims to support employers in avoiding linguistic profiling of individuals with communication disabilities; thereby reducing their exclusion from the workforce. It…

Do my accents matter? Examining the relationship between English language teachers’ linguistic profiling and career development

Ning Chen, Chinaza Solomon Ironsi

This paper examines the relationship between linguistic profiling and English language teachers’ career development.

Linguistic profiling and career development through the lived experience of service sector employees in Pakistan

Shuaib Ahmed Soomro

Understanding linguistic profiling and its substantial consequences on employee career development is essential in diverse workplaces. This study utilizes Levinson’s eras and…