Professional Paper
Career information seeking behavior
of Croatian psychology students:
preliminary dana
Krešimir Jakšić - Department of Psychology, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
Višnja Perin - Professional association of experts in human resources management – HR Centar, Ožujska 1,
Zagreb, Croatia
https://doi.org/10.21465/2020-SP-231-04
Fulltext (english, pages 55-64).pdf
Abstracts
Adaptation to job market requirements can be easier if one possesses adequate skills and uses
reliable career information sources. Psychology students have a broad spectrum of skills; however, little is
known about their career information seeking behavior. The main goal of the study was to identify sources of
career-related information that Croatian psychology students use and to determine their level of satisfaction
with the sources, perception of trustworthiness of and accessibility to those sources. These characteristics
are important determinants of sources prolonged use. A pencil-paper study was conducted on a sample of
337 psychology students. The main findings are: 1) students on average use 6 career information sources, with
friends and immediate family members being dominant; 2) students are the most satisfied with practitioners,
who are also trusted the most; 3) Students do not perceive any information source as highly available to
them. The present study gives a first insight into career information seeking behavior of Croatian psychology
students. Hopefully, more studies and practical implications will follow.
Keywords
career development, information seeking behavior, psychology students, sources of careerrelated
information