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The search for meaning and career development

George Schultze (University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA)
Carol Miller (University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA)

Career Development International

ISSN: 1362-0436

Article publication date: 1 March 2004

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Abstract

This article discusses the importance of existential meaning in career counseling, provides a case study of its application, and relates it to career development theory. Career development and counseling professionals will find existential analysis useful in their service to others. Using logotherapy, a counseling professional living in a pluralistic society can assist individuals with distinct worldviews in their search for meaning. Given our lives and careers, we can find meaning by creating something or doing some good, by experiencing something or someone, and by our attitude towards unavoidable suffering.

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Schultze, G. and Miller, C. (2004), "The search for meaning and career development", Career Development International, Vol. 9 No. 2, pp. 142-152. https://doi.org/10.1108/13620430410526184

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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