KARİYER GEÇİŞLERİNDE BOŞLUK YILIN ETKİSİNİ İNCELEYEN NİTEL BİR ARAŞTIRMA

Abstract

Kariyerlerinin erken evrelerindeki nitelikli işgücünün, mesleki tatminsizlikleri dolayısıyla verdiği kariyer geçiş kararlarının sağlıklı bir şekilde ve doğru yönde uygulamaya geçirilmesi noktasında; boşluk yıl faaliyetlerinin, bireylere, mevcut durumu analiz etme, potansiyel geçiş senaryolarını değerlendirme, kariyer geçişini kolaylaştırıcı yeni yetenekler kazanma gibi pozitif katkılar sağladığı ifade edilmektedir. Bildiride; önlisans veya lisans eğitiminin ardından, akademik eğitimini aldığı alanda çalışmaya başlayan fakat daha sonrasında kişisel ve mesleki tatminsizlikler dolayısıyla profesyonel yaşamlarına ara verip, yurtdışında kar amacı gütmeyen organizasyonlarda gönüllü olarak çalışan bireylerin, bu süreç içerisindeki kazanımları ve profesyonel yaşama dönüşleri incelenmektedir. Çalışmada boşluk yılın sebepleri, kariyer geçişinin güdüleyicileri, boşluk yıl sürecindeki kazanımlar ve süreç sonunda yapılan kariyer geçişi incelenmektedir. Bildiride örneklem Avrupa Gönüllü Hizmeti kapsamında 4 ile 12 ay arasında çalışan profesyonellerden oluşmaktadır. Veri toplama sürecinde belirlenen kriterler çerçevesinde oluşturulan 17 kişilik örneklem grubuyla yarı yapılandırılmış mülakatlar gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda boşluk yılın kariyer geçiş sürecine olumlu katkı sağladığı bulgusu elde edilmiştir

Keywords

• Boşluk yıl, gönüllülük, kar amacı gütmeyen kuruluşlar, kariyer geçişi

EFFECTS OF GAP YEAR ON CAREER TRANSITIONS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY

Abstract

It is asserted that gap year activities have positive contributions, such as analyzing the current situation, evaluating potential transition scenarios, and gaining new abilities that facilitate career transition, to the qualified workforce that decided to change their career paths due to job related dissatisfaction with a sound and accurate implementations. In this study, volunteers that took a break to their professional lifes and worked abroad for Non Profit Organisations due to personal or professional dissatisfaction while working in the area that was related to their academic education were examined. Also reasons of gap year, causes and incentives of career transition, benefits acquired in the gap year and career transition after the process were investigated. Sample group was selected from the professionals that joined the European Volunteer Service projects 4 to 12 months. In data collection process semi structured interviews were held with the sample group of 17 people who are selected in accordance with the predetermined criteria. The results showed that gap year has positive contibutions on career transitions

Keywords

• Gap year, volunteering, non-profit organisations, career transition

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