Career trajectories for holding on and letting go

Abstract

People are changing the ways they manage career. Careers work cannot afford to miss the opportunity this presents. And that calls for new thinking for a changing, challenging and crowded world. Seeing career management as a process of 'holding on' and 'letting go' is part of that thinking. It speaks of thoughts and feelings about what is and is not valued. The thinking is set out here as a search for new meaning in policy, professionalism and practicel. lt radically expands the careers-work repertoire. More importantly it positions clients and students as agents of change.