The Career Model of 21st Century Adopted By Higher Education Graduates

Abstract

The present paper has identified two career models, the Protean Career and the Boundaryless Career, that can be considered to accommodate higher education graduates’ personal and professional needs, as well as the flexibility and adaptability requirements of the current labor market. The research used the data from a tracer study applied online to the graduates of the West University of Timisoara, with a response rate of 25% (which falls within the response rate for similar studies at the European level).

Keywords

• higher education graduates’ career
• labor market flexibility
• protean career
• boundaryless career
• the career of 21st century