Effectiveness of the career interest profile

Abstract

This study examined the effectiveness of group-based career counseling using the Career Interest Profile (CIP). The study used an experimental design involving 2 groups of Italian university students: an experimental group (42 participants) who received narrative career counseling and a control group (47 participants) who did not. Results indicated more specific life and occupational goals after the intervention among members of the experimental group in addition to a decrease in career decision-making difficulties and an increase in career decision-making self-efficacy, thus suggesting the value of group-based career counseling on the basis of the principles embodied in the CIP. © 2013 by the American Counseling Association. All rights reserved.