Abstract
One of the main problems of most humans is professional identity. The career choice determines a person's life and potential realization. To make the right choice, one's should consider all factors that influence this process. The article presents an analysis of key factors of choosing a profession. All aspects of professional identity are divided into external and internal factors. External or objective factors do not depend on the individual, and influence from outside (social influence, job prestige, office location, salary, and others). Internal or subjective factors include professional attitude, enthusiasm for work, professional education, self-education, interest in work, professional skills. Also, the formation of the "self-identity" via which a person can use his strengths and improve his weaknesses plays the leading part. We tested the significance of external and internal factors in empirical research involving individuals aged 25 to 45. We used a semi-standardized interview with the integrated Dembo-Rubinstein method, which allowed us to build a precise dialogue plan with the respondents and deepen their answers. We formed the list of suggested factors based on a preliminary theoretical analysis of the literature presented in this article's introduction. As a result, we found the main determinants in objective and subjective factors. In general, we found that subjective factors prevail over objective in career choice. This conclusion was statistically confirmed using the Student's T-test. Therefore, it is possible to attract people to work only by satisfying their internal needs. For these reasons, they are ready to stay in their professions, despite some external inconveniences. Moreover, it is for the sake of personal needs that they are ready to look for and change their jobs, professions, and lives.
Highlights
The problem of making a choice is known for every person
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Deepening the question of who from the immediate environment had the most significant direct influence on profession choice, DemboRubinstein showed that the highest score was given to parent’s influence and almost no score to the influence of peers
Summary
The problem of making a choice is known for every person. From childhood, we have to choose between what we need and what we want. Kunnen (2013) investigated the impact of The Saxion Orientation Project on the choice of professions on developing the personality of students who had problems with career choice. For 20 years, this career guidance project has been offering a four-month program for young people with career choices This program aims to help students understand themselves, what matters to them, who they are, and whom they want to be. Based on this knowledge to choose a profession. The program aims to stimulate the development of identity It proved to be effective because almost all participants made a career choice after the project, and 85% (compared to 66% in general) followed this choice for at least one year. In research group indicators and compared with usual students increased, they had much lower indicators before passing this program
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