Abstract
Career engagement has shown to be a good predictor of positive results associated with career development and success. For this reason, the interest in studying career engagement and career success during university-to-work transition is growing. This study used a prospective design with repeated measures to analyze the career engagement variations during and after graduation, and to verify its predictive power on university-to-work success. This research included 108 participants from several backgrounds and regions of Brazil, who responded to the survey during their last college year and after completing studies. We conducted descriptive and regression analyses, which demonstrated that career engagement measured after graduation and time of conclusion are the best predictors to explain variations in university-to-work success. Besides, the results suggest that the career engagement is not a stable trait, varying over time. The results can be useful to plan interventions for college students and newly graduates who experience university-to-work transition.
Keywords:
Career engagement; Professional development; Occupational success