Career guidance in higher education

• Author: A. C. Mardache/C. M. Mândroiu
• Position: Transilvania University of Brasov/Transilvania University of Brasov
• Pages: 71-78

Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşo v

Series VII: Social Sciences • Law • Vol. 12(61) No. 1 – 2019

https://doi.org/10.31926/but.ssl.2019.12.61.1.7

CAREER GUIDANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION

A. C. MARDACHE1 C. M. MÂNDROIU2

Abstract: The sense of professional accomplishment and fulfilment as well

as the development of a successful career are important goals for most

adults nowadays, and vocational guidance and training are important steps

in achieving these goals. Choosing an university education program, and

postgraduate studies, reviewing the succession of positions and selecting

organizations to work for are important decisions for students. In this

regard, we conducted a sociological survey based on a questionnaire to point

out relevant details in students’ faculty choices, the objectives they pursued

during their higher education program, as well as their future plans after the

completion of their undergraduate studies.

Keywords: career, vocational guidance, higher education, Holland test.

1. Introduction

The sense of accomplishment and professional fulfilment, as well as the development

of a successful career, are important goals for the majority of adults today. The

correlation between professional training and career success is very tight, therefore it is

highly important for each of us to be professionally well prepared in a field that is a true

point of interest, if not a passion. In this way, we are willing to continually improve

ourselves in the field, increasing the chances of having a successful career and of

highlighting our skills, talent, and competencies. Choosing a profession is one of the

most important decisions in a person's life as it can determine success or failure in one’s

professional life. Professional training and development are necessary processes during

which participants acquire the theoretical and practical knowledge needed to carry out

their present and future work. In all areas of activity, training and improvement of

employees has become a requirement of the times we live in. If in the past the

information gained during school was sufficient for a person to exercise a certain

profession throughout one’s entire life, today, knowledge rapidly becomes obsolete,

thus requiring a process of constant learning and professional development.

1 Transilvania University of Braşov, andreea.mardache@unitbv.ro, corresponding author

2 Transilvania University of Braşov, graduate student