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The article highlights the interdisciplinary theoretical and empirical tradition of vocational psychology as a strength, the slowness in responding to the impact of technology on work as a weakness, while developments in technology provide opportunities for future research and careers interventions, and a possible drift away from psychology is presented as a threat. Strategic issues include implications of having mapped the human genome and the next generation of functional genomics research, change and transfer, development of career programs drawing on goal setting and metacognitive skills, virtual work organizations, and an increased emphasis on time as a variable in research.

The article highlights the interdisciplinary theoretical and empirical tradition of vocational psychology as a strength, the slowness in responding to the impact of technology on work as a weakness, while developments in technology provide opportunities for future research and careers interventions, and a possible drift away from psychology is presented as a threat. Strategic issues include implications of having mapped the human genome and the next generation of functional genomics research, change and transfer, development of career programs drawing on goal setting and metacognitive skills, virtual work organizations, and an increased emphasis on time as a variable in research.

It is not accidental that the Journal of Vocational Behavior has the highest citation rate of all applied journals. This arises from its strong tradition of theory and sound empirical research, but with an interdisciplinary overlay. The review articles provided in the Journal over many years remain enormously helpful, as do the special issues. I would like to see the continuation of the emphasis on theory and research, but we need new theories perhaps arising from the changing work context or from theoretical and research developments in allied fields, and a wider range of research approaches making use of developments in information technology.