Jovens geração Z : percepções na construção de um caminho em direção ao mundo do trabalho

Abstract

Research carried out by the Brazilian Youth Agenda (SNJ, 2014) portrayed the insertion in the world of work as one of the most relevant themes for young people's lives. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the positioning of young people in the 3rd year of high school in relation to the world of work, establishing a relationship with the perception of teachers and managers of human resources in Caxias do Sul. Aspects as the profile of the young person, meaning work, career, employability and technology were topics of discussion in this study. For this, as well as methodological aspects, an applied research of exploratory nature was adopted from a quantitative-qualitative study. The quantitative stage, operationalized through a survey, included students and teachers from public and private schools in Caxias do Sul. In the qualitative stage, in-depth interviews were conducted with human resources managers linked to companies in the metalworking sector of Caxias do Sul, with the objective of presenting the corporate perception about the insertion of young people in the world of work. Data were triangulated to provide a better understanding of the findings. Results indicated that the youngsters of the 3rd year of high school in Caxias do Sul have characteristics of Generation Z and that assigns a meaning to work from the choice of a profession that they consider important, for which they are interested and in which they feel happy, where success would be related to the adoption of good work habits. So he could give his best and be recognized as competent. Thus, in order to make the best career choices, the research pointed out that they should consider professions that meet their tastes, attitudes and qualities, analyzing their abilities, interests and values. Workability emerged as an evolution of the concept of employability, where the young person would develop the ability to work and generate income, offering the world of work something that he knows how to do well, in a more autonomous way, without the concern of being tied to a company formal employment regimes. From the workability, it can be inferred that the purpose is what establishes the relationships of the young generation Z with the aspects related to the work, that is, it needs to visualize a purpose in the work that will develop, otherwise it can easily become discouraged and seek new paths in search of goals and challenges.