Decision Behavior and Outcome of Midlife Career Changers

Armstrong, Janet C.

doi:10.1002/j.2164-585x.1981.tb01043.x

Cited by 10 publications

(5 citation statements)

References 12 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

“…The results of this study suggest that these women would benefit from additional training and skills. These results mesh well with an earlier study showing that older adults seeking changes and attending school were most successful in their searches (Armstrong, 1981). As predicted, our findings suggest differences in the effectiveness of resume characteristics are primarily based on education and vocational training, a finding well documented in the literature (Hutchinson & Brefka, 1997;Knouse, 1994;Ross, 2005;Thoms et al, 1999;Young, 2003).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

See 1 more Smart Citation

The Resume Characteristics Determining Job Interviews for Middle-Aged Women Seeking Entry-Level Employment

Johnson¹,

Lahey

2010

Journal of Career Development

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Obtaining an entry-level job can be critically important for women with little education, particularly those who have taken time out of the labor force. This article uses archival data from a field experiment, called a resume audit study, to examine the characteristics of entry-level resumes that are important to potential employers. In accordance with earlier theory, post-high school education and training, such as from a community college or a computer training program, are primary factors in determining whether a woman receives an interview. For example, vocational training more than doubles the chance of an interview. Other factors are not as important for entry-level jobs, unlike what resume manuals aimed at college graduates suggest.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

The Resume Characteristics Determining Job Interviews for Middle-Aged Women Seeking Entry-Level Employment

Johnson¹,

Lahey

2010

Journal of Career Development

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Several studies have examined the educational interests and college choice process among older adults (Armstrong, 1981;Buckley et al, 1996;Clavner & Clavner, 1992;Governanti & Clowes, 1982;Johnson, 1989;McKinnon & McKinnon, 1991;Shively, 1989). In her research, Johnson (1989) identified the educational needs, problems, and 760…”

Section: Educational Interests and College Choicementioning

confidence: 99%

Older Adults in Community Colleges: Choices, Attitudes, and Goals

Laanan

2003

Educational Gerontology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Older adults comprise a growing population in America's community colleges. Today, approximately 15% of adults 40 years or older are enrolled in community colleges. Reasons for choosing the community college are as varied as the students themselves. Arguably, older adults are choosing the community college for reasons that include low tuition, convenient location, comprehensive course offerings, and flexible schedules. The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine a cohort of older adults age 55 or older who were enrolled in public two-year colleges in 1996 and 1997. Specifically, the choices, attitudes, and goals of older adults were examined. The descriptive findings provide administrators, faculty, student affairs professionals, and researchers with information about a population seldom examined.

show abstract

“…Research on career change (Brim, 1976) has focused on related personality traits (Perosa & Perosa, 1984; Sheppard, 1971; Vaitenas & Wiener, 1977; Wiener & Vaitenas, 1977), factors involved in decision making (Armstrong, 1981; Hill & Miller, 1981; Perosa & Perosa, 1983; Thomas, 1980), types of decisions and of career changers, and person–occupation congruence (Neapolitan, 1980; Robbins, 1978; Thomas, 1979; Thomas & Robbins, 1979). All have been concerned with understanding the causes or reasons for a career change and often with the consequences of change.…”

Section: Career Changementioning

confidence: 99%

Meaning of career change from the perspective of family roles and dramas.

Chusid¹,

Cochran²

1989

Journal of Counseling Psychology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In this study we investigated the meaning of career change from the perspective of dramas from the family of origin that were restaged in work. In a case-study approach that used quantitative data from Q-sorts and qualitative data from interviews, narrative portrayals of meaning were developed for each of 10 subjects. Each portrait was reviewed and validated by the subject for whom it was created and by an independent reviewer. It was found that family dramas are reenacted in work and that the meaning of a career change can be understood as a significant development of these dramas. This article is based on Hanna Chusid's doctoral dissertation.

show abstract

Decision Behavior and Outcome of Midlife Career Changers

Cited by 10 publications

References 12 publications

The Resume Characteristics Determining Job Interviews for Middle-Aged Women Seeking Entry-Level Employment

The Resume Characteristics Determining Job Interviews for Middle-Aged Women Seeking Entry-Level Employment

Older Adults in Community Colleges: Choices, Attitudes, and Goals

Meaning of career change from the perspective of family roles and dramas.

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About