Voices of the Future: Turkish Undergraduate and Graduate Students’ Career Perceptions, Challenges, and Career Counseling Expectations

Authors : Melek Erol, Sevgi Uygur

Pages : 40-72

Doi:10.58501/kpdd.1534705

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Publication Date : 2025-12-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study examines university students\\\' views on seeking career counseling help. In this study, the phenomenological research design was used, and the interview technique, one of the qualitative research techniques, was applied. The interviews were conducted with ten volunteer undergraduate and graduate students with maximum variation sampling. Content analysis was used for data analysis. The data analysis showed that a career is essential for university students, but they have difficulty focusing on their careers due to financial problems, and especially psychological violence. Among the coping methods used by university students, family-environment support emerged as the most critical factor. It was observed that they primarily defined career as job satisfaction, happiness, and materialism. When the support requests by university students were examined, it was found that they needed to improve themselves professionally and receive psychological support. They defined career counseling as guiding, developing, and performance enhancing. Finally, they expected career counselors to be realistic, knowledgeable, and transparent. The findings were discussed in the light of the literature, and suggestions were offered to researchers and practitioners.
Keywords : kariyer psikolojik danışmanlığı, kariyer psikolojik danışması yardımı arama, Türk üniversite öğrencileri

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