Abstract
This theoretical article examines the structure of the concept of «career». The relevance of this issue is associated with a number of reasons: the emergence of various studies on this issue, insufficient methodological study of research, and the need for sound psychological support for a professional's career. The purpose of the article is to present the psychological content of the concept of career from the standpoint of the systemogenetic approach. Two career considerations stand out: external and internal. Externally, a career appears as a career path, expressed in the form of career-related events, changes in status and professional roles. Internal psychological career plan defined as a process and as a result. As a career process as a general theoretical construct that allows to analyze this phenomenon. Career functional blocks are also highlighted in the article: career motives, career goals, career plans, career decision-making, career information basis, performance assessment, career important qualities. As a result, in the internal plan, the career appears in the form of a mental phenomenon, which can be designated as «The mental representation of a career.» From a psychological point of view, career is a conscious mental activity of a subject, which encourages, directs, implements and regulates the process of a person's professional life. Professional activity is understood as all processes associated with the functioning, formation, development of a person as a professional. Based on the structure and functional blocks, the designated functions that the career is fulfilling: incentive function; function of goal-setting (guiding function); planning function; evaluative function; regulatory function; predictive function.
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