Nazir, ThseenÖzçiçek, AyşeEğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi, Rehberlik ve Psikolojik Danışmanlık Bölümü2023-01-202023-01-202023Nazir, T. ve Özçiçek, A. (2023). Understanding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the career choices of individuals by using career sailboat model. Frontiers in Education, 1-9. http://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.10369712504-284Xhttp://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.1036971https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12154/1987Career sailboat model (CSM) is a postmodernist career-counseling model in which career decision-making involves four interrelated and interactive dimensions: individual/personal factors, social factors, system-related factors, and chance factors. According to the CSM, because these factors are interrelated, in case of disclusion of any of them while making a career decision may lead an individual to make unfitting career choices. From this perspective, an unexpected event such as a natural disaster can be considered under the category of chance factor and it can impact other factors -individual, social and system-related- which have an influence on the individual’s career choice as well as its impact varies according to the individual, social and system-related factors. This article aims to understand the effects of COVID-19, as a chance factor, on other constructs -individual/personal, social, and system-related- of the CSM and their overall impacts on people’s career decision-making process. To be able to understand the impact of such a global calamity, the research done during the COVID-19 period has been used in this research. It is concluded that when a calamity like COVID-19 comes into the scene as a chance factor can have a significant impact on an individual’s perspective regarding their career.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCareer CounselingCareer Decision MakingCareer Sailboat ModelThe COVID-19 PandemicCareer ChoicesArticle1810.3389/feduc.2022.1036971Q2WOS:0009200448000012-s2.0-85147020525Q2