Virtual federal work study and student career development

ABSTRACT

College students participate in work for a variety of reasons and evidence suggests multiple career development benefits from the experience. The COVID pandemic has transformed many of these work opportunities, including the Federal Work-Study (FWS) program. Pilot data from one university in the Southeast suggests comparable career development outcomes between in-person and virtual work-study placements. We consider these data in the context of a necessary and possible transformed work landscape. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)