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The very notion of career implies a dynamic process incorporating change and adjustment over a lifetime. In a simplified version of this process, young people somehow acquire education and training that will provide them with the knowledge and skills necessary to enter the world of work. Once employed, individuals then settle into career paths defined by changes in employer and occupation over their working lives.
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Olszewski, D.E. (1981). Career Paths and Vocational Education. In: Doeringer, P.B., Vermeulen, B. (eds) Jobs and Trainings in the 1980s. Boston Studies in Applied Economics, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8159-1_5
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