The annual meeting of the ‘Cross-Cultural Collaboration on Contemporary Careers’ (5C) group – a collaboration of careers scholars from around 30 countries. The Cross-Cultural Collaboration on Contemporary Careers (5C) is a world-wide project aimed at studying careers across various countries and cultures. The main goal of the project is to understand what defines career success and drives career transitions, exploring the individual, organizational, social and structural factors that impact on them. The results of this study will have important implications for practice and particularly for all those professionals concerned with career management.