Start zawodowy jako wyzwanie rozwojowe

Professional start as developmental challengeIn the article the author notices different treatment of developmental aspects of professional start defined as the first employment taken in adulthood present in human resources management, psychology of work and life-span developmental psychology.Expectations of organizations and their actions determine employees’ behavior by imposing directions and content of their development. This phenomenon has been called the institutionalization of development and often takes form of introductory programs and career planning. On the other hand, developmental needs of novices who are in their early adulthood stimulate them to combine their personal intentions with the opportunities offered by the organization in the strive for goals exceeding those set by the organization. This process may be labeled the subjecting of organizational reality. Personal prospect of employee’s development should be considered a valuable variable in the research on professional start.