Chronicles of Involuntary Career Changes: A Qualitative Longitudinal Analysis

Brazier, Caroline Éliane; Masdonati, Jonas; Parmentier, Michaël

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Chronicles of Involuntary Career Changes: A Qualitative Longitudinal Analysis

Brazier, Caroline Éliane; Masdonati, Jonas; Parmentier, Michaël

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involuntary career change; career transition; subjective career; qualitative longitudinal research; synchronicity

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[en] Although extensive research on career transitions exists, little is known about the challenges and processes of involuntary career change. Building on Savickas’s theoretical framework of objective and subjective careers, we investigated the subjective experiences of involuntary career changes while apprehending their objective unfolding. Following a longitudinal qualitative design, we conducted two waves of semistructured interviews with 18 participants who had been forced to change careers due to health issues, migration, or saturated labor market in Switzerland. A four-step temporal thematic analysis covering case description, case comparison, case processes analysis, and processes comparison highlighted a spectrum of career change processes. At one end, individuals experienced synchronous progressions and regained meaning and control over their career combined with a rather linear status sequence. Conversely, some individuals underwent asynchronous developments consisting of either modest objective steps that instigated meaningful subjective experiences or status stagnation, leading to a loss of control and meaning. These findings underscore the variety of involuntary career change processes and unveil synchronicity as a key temporal element in involuntary career change processes. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

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LENTIC - Laboratoire d'Études sur les Nouvelles Formes de Travail, l'Innovation et le Changement - ULiège
HEC Recherche. Changing workplace and strategic HRM - ULiège

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Business & economic sciences: Multidisciplinary, general & others

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Brazier, Caroline Éliane ; Research Center in Vocational Psychology and Career Counseling (CEPCO), Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland ; Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research LIVES – Overcoming Vulnerability: Life Course perspectives (NCCR LIVES), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Masdonati, Jonas ; Research Center in Vocational Psychology and Career Counseling (CEPCO), Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland ; Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research LIVES – Overcoming Vulnerability: Life Course perspectives (NCCR LIVES), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Parmentier, Michaël ; Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC Liège Research > HEC Liège Research: Changing workplace and strategic HRM ; Research Center in Vocational Psychology and Career Counseling (CEPCO), Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

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English

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Chronicles of Involuntary Career Changes: A Qualitative Longitudinal Analysis

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In press

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Journal of Career Assessment

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1069-0727

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SAGE Publications

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Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

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https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/10690727241289126

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SNF - Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung

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100019_192429

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