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http://dx.doi.org/10.22156/CS4SMB.2018.8.5.183

Career Self-help Advice in the US and Its Limits  

Joo, Jeong-Suk (Department of International Trade, Jungwon University)
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Journal of Convergence for Information Technology / v.8, no.5, 2018 , pp. 183-188 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper examines career self-help advice in light of its influence on white-collar job searching in the US. After a brief overview of the white-collar labor market changes in the past few decades and the rise of the career self-help industry in America, it focuses on career self-help advice concerning a resume and networking that involves the use of information communication technology (ICT) through the review of career self-help manuals and other related literature. Finally, it looks at some of its major limits, especially the problem of presenting job searching in terms of individual efforts without regard to its structural aspects and its implications - individual responsibility for job searching and its outcomes - along with a suggestion for the type of help that can be offered to job seekers.
Keywords
Career self-help; White-collar; Labor market; Networking; ICT;
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