THE PROFESSIONAL CAREER OF UNIVERSITY GRADUATES IN A TRANSFORMING SOCIETY

In this article author investigates transformational changes in Russian society connected to the professional development of individuals and development of their professional careers. The author supposes that from 1990th to nova days in Russian society taking place a change of the professional career model. This process is in connection to the change of the social scheme of the professional career and professional identity correlation. As the most important element in such social scheme we highlight a development of professional career strategies. The results of the questionnaire survey and unstructured interviews on graduates showed us the changes in professional career strategies of young people which are typical for periods of the late 1990th and early 2000th. These changes themselves are the proof of new non-linear professional career model rise in the modem society.