Statements on career intentions as predictors of career choices

In the study reported here, the author examined the relevance of students' statements on career intentions to predictions of career choices. Similar career intentions questionnaires were administered to the members of the 1973 University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine graduating class at the end of their first undergraduate year and three years later at graduation. Ten years after graduation, the professional activities and geographic locations of the class members were determined using available directories and registers. The study provided evidence of considerable congruence between the early statements on career intentions and the actual career dispositions 10 years after graduation.