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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.