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In addition to providing economic benefits, working provides to increase the life satisfaction and added the meaning of life. Inability to have a job brings many psychological problems. Individuals who are unable to obtain the necessary financial means in order to satisfy their basic needs lose their self-confidence and self-esteem. In addition to the economic problems, negative emotions experienced by the individual may be higher as a result of peer or family support reduction. In this study, social support and hopelessness levels of teacher candidates preparing for the Public Personnel Selection Examination (PPSE) were examined in terms of some variables. To determine the levels of hopelessness Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) and to determine the levels of social support Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) were used for the research. 156 teacher candidates training in a private teaching institution are the study group of the research. Kruskal-Wallis H test was used for independent groups and Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparison of means between two groups. It has been concluded that there is significant correlation between the subscales of BHS (feelings about the future, loss of motivation, and expectations) and the subscales of MSPSS (family, significant other, and friend). Although there were no significant differences between the hopelessness levels of participants in terms of gender, female teacher candidates' perceptions of social support were significantly higher than the male teacher candidates’. As the age of the teacher candidates the level of hopelessness is increasing. With increasing the number of exam entrance than the levels of hopelessness is increasing, but levels of social support are decreasing. Lastly the marital status is another variable that affecting the social support of the participants. By means of counseling it can be possible to find different perspective into any underlying causes of the situations or problems

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