CAREER DECISION MAKING DIFFICULTIES AMONG STUDENTS

Abstract

Current study was designed to explore career decision-making difficulties among students at various educational levels. Sample comprised students of intermediate .. Graduation, and post graduate students including Masters and MPhil (n=300). Career Decision- Maldng D~tficulties Questionnaire developed by Gati and Osipow (2002) was used in the present study. Analysis showed that the level of career decision making d(fJiculties varies among students studying in diflerent classes. Intermediate and graduate students face low level of career decision-making d(fJiculties while post graduate students' career decision-making d(fficulties level is comparatively low. Th e overall gender differences in career decision-making d(fflculties were found which were significant. In order to found age differences in career decision-making difficulties data was divided into adolescent students (n=200) and young adult students (n= 1 00) and it was revealed that adolescents have higher level of career-decision difficulties as compared to young adults. The gender differences in career decision-making difficulties on prima7~y scales (readiness, lack of in/ormation, and inconsistent information) of CDDQ were also found which were signif8icant on first primary scale and non significant on second and third primary scales. Differences in career decision-making difficulties on primary scales (readiness, lack of information, and inconsistent in/ormation) of CDDQ were found among intermediate, graduate, and post graduate students which were significant and scores of inter/nediate students were high on all primary scales. Scores of students were also compared on degree of decidedness on CDDQ and post graduate students scores were high. Which indicate that post graduate student are more sure and cOl1fident about their career choices and tend to experience less d(fficulties in career decision-making.