Narrative first
The opening question, five topics, and three early recollections help gather the client's own words before interpretation.
Career Construction Interview (CCI) for narrative career counseling
The Career Construction Interview gathers a client's career concern and life stories through a defined sequence. Counselors use the narrative to develop source-grounded themes and discuss meaningful next steps.
Explore a CCI interview
Move through the prompts, enter a story, and review how a counselor connects themes to the original responses.
Tool guide
Learn more about this tool
Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
Theme grounding
Counselors can link a confirmed theme to the responses that support it and write a life-career portrait for dialogue.
Use in counseling
The interview supports career identity discussion. It does not produce scores, personality types, or occupation recommendations.
Can an interview be incomplete?
Yes. Unanswered prompts remain visible, and the counselor can work with the narrative available.
Does CCI produce scores?
No. It collects stories and supports practitioner-confirmed interpretation.
Can counselor and client complete it together?
Yes. The counselor can guide the interview and enter the client's responses.