Role of Education in Career Development: the Aspect of Economics Graduates

Abstract

Nowadays, career is increasingly gaining on importance for both an individual and organizations. It has been studied by many authors, and numerous definitions have been introduced, changing over the course of time. Traditional definitions are defenders of vertical promotion, according to the working environment. In contemporary definitions, however, development and promotion are visible in private and personal lives. Career is a lifetime process, therefore it needs to be carefully planned. In the process of career development, an individual is discovering their own beliefs, values, interests, advantages and disadvantages. In accordance with the mentioned, they set realistic objectives and paths to achieve them. In addition to a number of factors, an important role in career development is given to competences and education. Theorists point out that the main factor of success is the constant change and adaptation to new situations in the environment. One of the crucial steps in career development is also young people‘s entry into the labour market, where they are faced with many issues. The mentioned issues have engaged the European policy to use different activities in the scope of career orientation, which guide the paths of life. The main purpose of the article is to present the career development of the full-time study graduates of the higher education study programme Business and Management at the Faculty of Business, Management and Informatics Novo mesto. The research results indicated useful guidelines for further work, especially in the sense of importance of the development of general and course-specific competences, which can greatly fulfil personal expectations and social needs.