КАРЬЕРНОЕ САМООПРЕДЕЛЕНИЕ СТУДЕНТОВ БАКАЛАВРИАТА

Abstract

The article focuses on the problem of career self-determination of the individual, his readiness for rapid changes in career strategy in the conditions of super-dynamic transformations in the labor market. In theoretical terms, the phenomenon of career self-determination of an individual is considered in relation to the established category of «professional self-determination» in Russian science, the concepts «career», «career strategy», «career competence». The importance of the period of professional education as the basic stage of a career for the formation of the image of a future career and personal prerequisites for career self-determination is indicated. The results of the empirical study of some aspects of career self–determination of undergraduate students – future teacher-psychologists and psychologists are presented. In a local study, students recorded an average level of career self-determination with predominance of internal motivation for future professional activity. Contrary to the opinion about the dominance of utilitarian motivation for work among young people, the perspective reflection of psychology students shows a small amount of «high income» and «vertical career type» (official promotion), they are rather aimed at a «horizontal career» – promotion to professionalism. The analysis of data obtained from the samples of the 1st and 4th years of training did not reveal statistically significant differences, but the indicators of 4-year students at the average level of the sample are higher in certain parameters (certainty of professional choice, satisfaction with professional choice, desire to build a career in the chosen professional field, the presence of personal meanings in future professional activities, stability of career orientations). However, data from a sample of 4-year students indicate a lack of internal consistency of personal and professional perspectives and difficulties in making career decisions.