The attitude of young professionals to professional work: the opinion of graduates of the city of Yaroslavl

Abstract

The article discusses the results of the author's sociological research conducted by the method of semi-formalized interviewing with the aim of studying the relations of graduates of higher educational institutions on the example of labor activity in the city of Yaroslavl. The results of the study showed that the majority of the graduates who were surveyed had a poor understanding of their future employment. The situation is complicated by the fact that a significant portion of graduates do not work in their specialty. Labor is not considered by them as a base value, and labor self-realization is not a priority goal. Often, the graduates' expectations from work are too high, while graduates do not have established strategies for labor socialization and adaptation, even after a year of work, which leads to a change of jobs and a decrease in the subjective importance of work for young professionals. Graduates often face work ethic issues at the workplace, which impedes labor efficiency. To identify trends in the youth labor market, it is advisable to conduct sociological monitoring at the regional level. The results of the research may be useful to the university administration for solving methodological issues of preparing students, relevant services of enterprises and organizations, as well as local governments for planning regional social policy.