Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 8, 2026

Integrating Computerized Linguistic and Social Network Analyses to Capture Addiction Recovery Capital in an Online Community
Published on: May 31, 2019
Career practitioners' conceptions of social media in career services
Jaana Kettunen1, Raimo Vuorinen, James P Sampson
1Finnish Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
Abstract:
This article reports the outcomes of a study, undertaken from a phenomenographic perspective, of career practitioners' conceptions of social media usage in career services. Fifteen Finnish career practitioners - representing comprehensive, secondary and higher education as well as public employment services - were interviewed in focus groups. The analysis of the interview data revealed five distinct descriptive categories reflecting the career practitioners' conceptions of social media's use in career services. Social media in career services was conceived as (1) unnecessary, (2) dispensable, (3) a possibility, (4) desirable and (5) indispensable. The results indicated associations between career practitioners' conceptions and their practice. Moreover, the critical aspects identified in this study can be used to support the career practitioners' understanding of new technologies in career services.
Related Concept Videos
Social Foundations of Self IV: Self in Digital Communication
The Sense of Self: Reflected Self-Appraisal and Social Comparison
Factors Influencing Attraction V: Social Skills
Social Exchange Theory
Social Exchange Theory
Strategies of Self-Presentation I: Strategic Self-Presentation
