In industrialized societies, individuals are facing major challenges that mobilize many of their psychological and social resources. The world of work is changing constantly. Adults have to adapt their technical skills and knowledge continuously. For teenagers and young adults, choosing a vocation and constructing their future career paths is becoming increasingly difficult. The migration of people and the globalization of the workforce raise questions about social inclusion and the future of affected individuals. These examples highlight of the importance of the field of Career Counseling and Guidance to support citizens individually and collectively in building their future. The challenges our societies face demonstrate how crucial the development of research in this field is.

Introduction "Building an international community of research in Career Guidance and Counseling" V. Cohen-Scali, J. Rossier, L. Nota.- Part I Key Psychological processes involved in career construction of young adults.- Chapter 1 Life Design in Adolescence: The role of positive psychological resources" Sovet, L. (Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, Paris, France), Chiara Annovazzi (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy), Maria Cristina Ginevra (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy), Andronikos Kaliris (University of Athens, Greece), Ernesto Lodi (University of Sassari, Italy).- Chapter 2 Life designing and positive youth development" S. Santili, Ilaria Di Maggio (University of Padova, Italy) Jenny Marcionetti (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Switzerland), Silke Grossen (KU Leuven, Belgium  & University of the Free State, South Africa).- Chapter 3 Career Maturity Indicators in Adolescence: Convergence of Different Measures" Iva Cjerna; sverko, Iva (Centre for Croatian Studies, Department of Psychology, Zagreb, Croatia) & Babarovic, Toni, (Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia).- Chapter 4 Coping with Career Indecision among Young Adults: Implications for Career Counseling" Yuliya Lipshits, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.- Part II Transitions in life.- Chapter 5 A Life Design Perspective on the Work to Retirement Transition" Ariane Froidevaux, Department of Management, Warrington College of Business, Gainesville, US.- Chapter 6 Early Career Construction for Brazilian Higher Education Graduates: Trajectories and Working Life Projects. Andrea Knabem, Marcelo Afonso Ribeiro (Instituto de Psicologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil) and Maria Eduarda Duarte (institute of Psychology, University of Lisbon, Portugal).- Chapter 7 The Place(s) of Careers: Career Development in Coastal and Island Communities" Rosie Alexander & Tristram Hooley, University of Derby, England.- Part III Interventions of Career Guidance and Counseling.- Chapter 8 A Meaning-centered Career Intervention for College Students" C. Arnoux, L. Sovet, L. Lhotellier, N. Baatouche, Cnam, Paris, France.- Chapter 9 Barriers and Enablers to Career Development Elicited by the My System of Career Influences Qualitative Career Assessment Reflection Process in Marginalised South African Youth Anouk Albien; Anthony V. Naidoo, Department of Psychology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.- Chapter 10 Guidance centre as site for agency construction for young people in the educational margins" Sanna Makinen & Marjatta Vanhalakka-Ruoho, University of Eastern Finland, Finland.- Part IV  Perspectives for the future.- Chapter 11 Which final (or ends) for the interventions for life-and-career design at the Anthropocene era? Jean Guichard, Unesco Chair on lifelong counseling and guidance, University of Wroclaw, Poland.- Chapter 12 Training career guidance and counseling scientists: future challenges and directions. Lea Ferrari, Teresa Maria Sgaramella & Salvatore Soresi. Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Italy.- Chapter 13 European Research Agenda. P. Weber, J. Katsarov, V. Cohen-Scali, R. Mulvey,  L. Nota, J. Rossier, R. Thomsen.