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Nonstandard Career Trajectories and Their Various Forms

Geneviève Fournier

Université Laval, Québec, Canada, genevieve.fournier{at}fse.ulaval.ca

Charles Bujold

Université Laval, Québec, Canada

A sample of 124 participants (62 men, 62 women) was used in this qualitative research study of people having experienced nonstandard work for the last 3 years. Those participants were met for individual semistructured interviews of approximately 2 hours in length. On the basis of a content analysis with the use of the NUD*IST analysis software, 4 trajectories and 14 subtrajectories were identified: ascending (constant progression, final recovery, uncertain outcome), descending (sudden drop, caught in a trap, long descent, noninsertion), interesting maintenance (accepted job insecurity, project continuity, new project), and uninteresting maintenance (bogged down, leitmotif, adapted, and 180 degrees). The descending and uninteresting maintenance trajectories were predominant, comprising more than two thirds of the participants. Differences were found between genders, age groups, and educational levels. The results are discussed with respect to the scientific literature and to the differences that were observed.

Key Words: nonstandard work • career trajectories • qualitative research • gender • age • education

Journal of Career Assessment, Vol. 13, No. 4, 415-438 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1069072705277917
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