Overcoming Career Obstacles: A Grounded Theory Exploration of Female Students in Non-Capital Area Universities

This study employs grounded theory methodology to examine the career preparation challenges faced by female students in non-capital area universities, their overcoming these difficulties, employment, and securing This research seeks to analyze how female students overcome career anxiety while seeking employment in spite of the compounded disadvantages they face society at NCA universities. A total of nine female students who were able to successfully secure employment participated in this study. The one-on-one in-depth interview data were analyzed according to the grounded theory methodology established by Strauss and Corbin in 1998, Yet, the core categories were constructed following the methods outlined by Corbin and Strauss in 2015, The study generated 164 concepts, 51 subcategories, 14 categories. The core category, which encompasses all research findings, the process through which advantage. Based on the research findings, discussions centered around happenstance coping skills, the role of agency in work, and career preparation behaviors, the proposal of specific counseling approaches to improve the employment rates of female students in non-capital area universities.