“…Perfectionism is increasingly being viewed as an important personality characteristic to career development (Andrews, Bullock‐Yowell, Dahlen, & Nicholson, ; Ganske & Ashby, ; Leong & Chervinko, ; LoCicero & Ashby, ; Page, Bruch, & Haase, ; Periasamy & Ashby, ). Although several studies have explored the relationship between perfectionism, academic self‐efficacy, and academic performance among STEM majors (Rice, Lopez, & Richardson, ; Rice, Lopez, Richardson, & Stinson, ), we could not find studies that specifically explored the influence of perfectionism on career development among STEM majors.…”