The ratio of external and internal factors of career choice in the motivational sphere of technical university students

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the motivational component as an indicator of a person's psychological readiness for professional activity. Identification of motives, interests and intentions to work in a profession obtained at a technical university is a factor in managing the quality of training of young specialists. The formation of motives for choosing a profession is influenced by a set of measures aimed at preparing young people for a conscious choice of profession, taking into account the abilities of the employee and the situation on the labour market. The article describes the results of a study of the motivational sphere of students of Yaroslavl State Technical University, the purpose of which was to establish the relationship between the process of professional orientation in school years and the process of preparing future students for professional activity at the university. Using the results of the study, the correlation of external and internal factors of the formation of motives for choosing a future profession was revealed. The study recorded an input parameter for the formation of motivation for the professional activity of students of a technical university. The respondents' assessment of the ability to influence the desire to work in the taught specialty was obtained. The tendency of decreasing the role of secondary schools in the organisation of vocational guidance of high school students is confirmed. Based on the results obtained, recommendations are formulated for the formation of internal and external motivation for the profession among students of a technical university. It is concluded that the study of the process of motivating students to professional activity is a topical scientific task.