All Outputs (6)

The political is personal: Brexit and the career aspirations of UK undergraduates (2019)
Journal Article
McCrory, M., & Thomson, T. (in press). The political is personal: Brexit and the career aspirations of UK undergraduates. Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling, 42(1), 3-8. https://doi.org/10.20856/jnicec.4202

Findings from a small-scale qualitative research project exploring the impact of Brexit on the career aspirations of final year students at a UK university reveal the centrality of values and emotion in career decision-making. Although not conclusive... Read More about The political is personal: Brexit and the career aspirations of UK undergraduates.

Brexit: The political is personal. Values and emotion in career thinking (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Thomson, T. (2019, April). Brexit: The political is personal. Values and emotion in career thinking. Paper presented at Employability across Europe, Chancellors Conference Centre, Manchester, England

How is Brexit impacting on the future plans of UK undergraduates? This small-scale research study, conducted in 2017,seeks to better understand the impact of political events on career thinking. Updated for this conference, we learn if the participa... Read More about Brexit: The political is personal. Values and emotion in career thinking.

Careers in times of social and political change: The impact of Brexit on UK undergraduates' perception of career (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Thomson, T. (2018, May). Careers in times of social and political change: The impact of Brexit on UK undergraduates' perception of career. Paper presented at Imagining new perspectives on work - the role of career development in shaping futures, University of Derby, England

The substantive impact of Brexit on the graduate labour market in the UK is, as yet, far from clear. However a number of recent surveys of UK graduates suggest that up to 39% believe that it will be more difficult to secure graduate employment as a r... Read More about Careers in times of social and political change: The impact of Brexit on UK undergraduates' perception of career.

The impact of Brexit: When politics and career dreams collide
Journal Article
Thomson, T. (in press). The impact of Brexit: When politics and career dreams collide. Career Matters, 19-19

As the next generation of graduates prepare to enter the post-Brexit world of economic uncertainty, is “getting a graduate job” their priority? And what does a “graduate career” mean nowadays? The substantive impact of Brexit on the UK labour ma... Read More about The impact of Brexit: When politics and career dreams collide.

The impact of Brexit: Values and emotion in career thinking
Journal Article
Thomson, T. (in press). The impact of Brexit: Values and emotion in career thinking. PHOENIX, 25-25

As the next generation of graduates prepare to enter the post-Brexit world of economic uncertainty, is “getting a graduate job” their priority? And what does a “graduate career” mean nowadays? The substantive impact of Brexit on the UK labour ma... Read More about The impact of Brexit: Values and emotion in career thinking.

Brexit: The wake-up call for graduate career choice?
Journal Article
Thomson, T. (in press). Brexit: The wake-up call for graduate career choice?

Graduates are increasingly choosing careers with social impact, where they can ‘make a difference’. Given the current uncertain economic and political climate, it is timely to consider how Brexit is starting to impact on graduate career thinking.... Read More about Brexit: The wake-up call for graduate career choice?.