Career representations of students with different levels of professional self-determination

the article describes the problem of the continuity between a university and professional activities. Such concepts as professional self-determination in the system of personal development, the image of a career through the formation of a university student career representations are studied. The modern issues of career formation at the stage of higher professional education are analyzed, the high importance of expanding research in this area is shown. The main reasons for unrealistic ideas about career development after graduation are indicated. One of the main reasons is the low level of professional self-determination upon admission to the chosen specialty. The article presents the results of a study of professional self-determination for students with different training profiles. The main place takes the study of the career image of third-year students with different levels of professional self-determination. The results of the study demonstrate the importance of creating a continuing education system for the establishment of professional self-determination at all levels of education.