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Bridging the divide: Working as an academic practitioner (2021)
Journal Article
Thomson, T., & Colechin, K. (2021). Bridging the divide: Working as an academic practitioner. Career Matters,

Re-engaging with career theory and critically considering its relevance in this uncertain and changing world has given us renewed confidence in ourselves as practitioners. Last year, Kate and I stepped across the divide from working as career practit... Read More about Bridging the divide: Working as an academic practitioner.

Designing a new career development course: The ultimate CPD professional development & practice (2020)
Journal Article
Thomson, T., & Colechin, K. (2020). Designing a new career development course: The ultimate CPD professional development & practice. Career Matters, 8(2), 31

areer development practitioners are so keen to develop others that they often neglect their own development needs. So what if you were given a project that became a never-ending CPD journey? That's what happened to Kate and myself, both career consul... Read More about Designing a new career development course: The ultimate CPD professional development & practice.

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.

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.