Кариерни предпочитания и емоционална интелигентност (като черта) на студенти от поколение Z
Career preferences and emotional intelligence (as a trait) of Generation Z students

Summary/Abstract: The study presents results obtained from an online survey conducted via the Google Forms platform and dedicated to studying the characteristics of career preferences and emotional intelligence (as a trait) of Generation Z students. Three hundred and four representatives of this generation were included in the study and their demographic profile was described based on various demographic and educational characteristics (gender, age, field of study, major studied, grade point average from the previous academic year, university). For the study, two research instruments were applied to learn more about their career preferences (Handbook for Working and Unemployed Tourism Sector Career Seekers) and emotional intelligence (as a trait) (Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Adolescence Short Form) (Petrides et al., 2007). The results obtained in the Bulgarian academic context have been statistically and mathematically processed and psychologically interpreted. The outlined patterns and conclusions testify that, although strongly digitally connected, young people of Generation Z make efforts to acquire systematic scientific knowledge in the course of their academic studies and to form specialized professional skills in due time. In parallel, they strive to improve their well-being and successfully cope with various challenges and stressful situations. Such results may be useful not only for the work of professionals, but also in terms of higher education policies in relation to the philosophy, methodology, organisation and delivery of academic learning and professional training of students.

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