Career Development for College Students: Systematic Review and Future Research Direction

Abstract

Career development tends to be understood more in people who are already working, so the definition that appears is more suitable to describe the situation. However, career development is closely related to the period when individuals are in their study period, especially when studying in college. In addition, career development can also be interpreted as an intervention program that can be conducted in schools through a curriculum or counseling program to enhance individuals’ ability to determine their careers. The paper systematically reviewed research on career development. Through this systematic review, it is hoped that it will be possible to identify the research gap on career development and strive to make a theoretical contribution to the development of the concept of career development. The method used is a systematic literature review. This paper is based on articles that have been published between 2019 and 2023, but also pays attention to literature that has a high number of citations as references found through scopus.com. The findings show that career development can be interpreted in three ways. Career development as a perspective oriented to the development of the career paradigm itself, the second is related to the programs implemented by the organization to improve performance, and the third is the concept of the career itself as a variable. On the other hand, findings on psychological factors have a significant role in influencing a person’s career development. Limitations. The description in this article only focuses on one database, namely, scopus.com. Future research should ideally look for references in other databases to provide broader information about career development.