How is Career Planning Perceived by Millennial Professionals?

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Published: Jan 24, 2024
Issue: Vol. 26 No. 46 (2024)
Section Scientific and technological research article


Keywords: planificación de carrera , millennials , orientación a futuro , gestión de carrera Career planning , millennials , future orientation , career management planejamento de carreira , millennials , orientação futura , gerenciamento de carreira

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  Maria Blanco Dopazo Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
  Mariela Golik Universidad Nacional de San Martín
Abstract

Objective: As career paths become increasingly idiosyncratic, individual career management is a key aspect of career development. Moreover, millennials will account for 75 % of the global workforce. Accordingly, this paper aims to examine how the career planning process is perceived by professional millennials. Methodology: Adopting an exploratory qualitative approach, 26 millennial professionals from Europe and Latin America participated in this study. Key Findings: Although most of the participants plan their careers to some degree, distinct groups were identified concerning career planning: Those who plan in detail, those who plan only major career goals, those who plan incrementally, and those who do not plan. Even in uncertain contexts, and due to this uncertainty, career planning is still present. Conclusions: These results contribute to expanding the literature on individual career management. In turn, they may help employers to offer tailored career support initiatives in line with the type of planner and their cultural background, these initiatives are especially relevant in post-pandemic
career contexts.

Author Biographies

Maria Blanco Dopazo, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Profesora e Investigadora Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, España.
Ph.D in Business Administration- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Lic. Administración de Empresas (1993) Contaduría Pública (1992), Universidad Católica Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Habita en Madrid, España - 28016

Mariela Golik, Universidad Nacional de San Martín

Investigadora y Profesora en Recursos Humanos - Escuela de Economía y Negocios- Universidad Nacional de San Martin- Argentina.

Ph.D en Sciences de Gestion-Sorbonne Business School- Université Paris I- Panthéon Sorbonne

Lic. en Relaciones Internacionales, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina

Habita en Buenos Aires, Argentina

How to Cite
Blanco Dopazo, M., & Golik, M. (2024). How is Career Planning Perceived by Millennial Professionals?. Revista Universidad Y Empresa, 26(46), 1–31. https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/empresa/a.12953
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