Migration calls for major life changes, both personally and socially (Cohen-Scali et al., 2018). In the case of adult third culture kids this reality may be hidden since they are expected to be integrated in the old country, even though they might never have lived there and do not have the same cultural knowledge as their parents (Pollock & Van Reken, 2001). When third culture kids return to their homeland as adults many things have changed and they might not speak their native language properly. Career construction theory (Savickas, 2011) is used here to help adult third culture kids create new career paths in their native land. Case study results from two interventions using the CCI are reported and analysed with a literary method called semiotic analysis (Vilhjálmsdóttir & Tulinius, 2009). This method of analysis looks for the basic structure of narrative. The two career interventions are evaluated with an Icelandic version of the Career Adapt Ability Scale (CAAS-I). The two participants are women aged between 30 and 50. The findings show that the CCI captures well the women’s life stories and career identity, although the two women differ in being creative in their situation. The CCI interventions are successful in assisting the women in goal settings and developing career identity. Only one woman shows real progress on the CAAS-I, something that reflects her creative and positive outlook on her situation as an adult third culture kid. The two case studies show that the CCI is an effective counselling method in exploring strengths and weaknesses in the participants’ careers. The literary analysis extracts life themes and allows reflexion on concerns and emerging opportunities and the CCI process enhances the sense of personal dignity and agency by its emphasis on individual strengths.
