University student future professional career: promoting and limiting factors and personal traits

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Karjeros mokymas; Kokybinė analizė; Profesinė karjera; Ugdymas karjerai; Universiteto studentai; Career education; Professional career; Professional careerr; Qualitative analysis; University students.

ENIn post-modern society where rapid economic, social and political changes take place, career planning and management becomes more and more urgent every day. The mentioned changes are not necessarily positive or providing only all-round benefit. The environment becomes turbulent, in general sense; therefore it is natural that career environment, basically, is chaotic as well. Nevertheless, career for many people is, undoubtedly, very important, because it is directly related to life quality. Professional activity satisfies almost all human needs: physiological, safety, social, attainment, self-realisation, independence, autonomy and other. The efficiency of the mentioned activity and the ability of the personality to construct his career are closely related things. Seeking to analyse university student position regarding career questions, a written form survey was carried out. The research was carried out between September and December, 2014. The research sample (265) was structured applying a consecutive ‘bunch’ system. The respondents from three Lithuanian universities Klaipėda, Vilnius and Šiauliai, were selected in the sample. Professional career parameters were evaluated: career conception, the importance of work values and abilities, study influence, promoting and limiting factors and personal traits. The research is grounded on a mixed strategy, when quantitative and qualitative research approach is combined. The obtained results, based on qualitative analysis, about professional personal career promoting and limiting factors and personal traits are presented in this research. [From the publication]