CAREER GUIDANCE PROGRAMS AS CAREER INDECISION INTERVENTION: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

This study aims to conduct a systematic literature review by examining and analyzing career guidance programs in overcoming career indecison among adolescents, thereby providing a basis for practitioners and guidance and counseling teachers to implement appropriate career guidance programs. This study uses a systematic literature review (SLR) methodology following the PRISMA guidelines with data searches for articles from 2020-2025 through the Google Scholar, Scopus, and PubMed databases, conducted with the help of the Publish or Perish application and searches on the ScienceDirect publication journal. The search results yielded 991 data points, which were reviewed based on five inclusion criteria, resulting in eight relevant articles. The results showed that intervention programs such as courses or online program development programs, goal-based career coaching, future time perspective, career management applications, career guidance workshops, and classroom-level programs were effective in improving readiness, confidence, and career decision-making skills, thereby overcoming career indecision. These findings provide an empirical basis for guidance and counseling teachers to develop systematic, effective, culturally relevant, and age-appropriate career guidance programs that can help adolescents overcome indecision related to career decision-making.