Features of career self-determination of regional university applicants in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

• Published in: E3S Web of Conferences Vol. 291; p. 5020
• Main Authors: Kremen, Faina, Kremen, Sergei
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Les Ulis EDP Sciences 2021
• Subjects: Careers; Context; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Pandemics; Students
• ISSN: 2267-1242; 2555-0403; 2267-1242
• DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/202129105020

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the career plans of high school graduates in 2020 is examined in article. At the stage of graduating from high school and admission to university, career self-determination is considered in the context of professional self-determination, an indicator of the development of which is a conscious choice of a professional future. As a result of a survey and diagnostic of 127 first-year students of Smolensk State University, it was found that students who entered the university with formed professional plans have a higher level of development of personal competencies that are significant for career self-determination. Most of them implemented their university admission plans despite the limitations associated with the COVID-19 pandemics. At the same time, students who did not have formed career ideas at the time of admission experienced more difficulties in entering; their choice of the training program was due to external factors.