Научный журнал
Международный журнал экспериментального образования
ISSN 2618–7159
ИФ РИНЦ = 0,425

STRATEGY TO ENHANCE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONALITY IN THE LABOR MARKET

Davletova A.A. 1 Beisembaev G.B. 2
1 Kainar University
2 International Education Center “EDTECH-KZ”
1. Aytmauytov Zh. “Psychology and choice of profession” – M. PH:. Peoples of the USSR, 1926. – Р. 507.
2. Beisembaev G.B., Perlenbetov M.A. “Psychological aspects of professional orientation work”. Bulletin of the University of Kainar. – 2014. – № 3. – Р. 153–162.
3. Davletova A.A. Psychology of gifted personality // Teaching manual. Second edition, Almaty, 2012. – Р. 183.
4. Demin A.N. Person in the employment crisis: strategies and crisis coping mechanisms. Krasnodar: Kuban State University, 2004. – 315 p. (18.37 pl).
5. Zeer E.F. Psychology of professional development. – M.: The Academy, 2007. – 240 p.
6. Karelin A. Great Encyclopedia of psychological tests. / M .: Eskimo, 2007. – 416 р.
7. Leana K., Feldman D. How to cope with job loss. – M.: Niva Russia, 1995.
8. “Guidelines for the conducting the career guidance” agreed by the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Kazakhstan of 30 May 2014.
9. Perlenbetov M.A. Personal characteristicsand their connection with psychical processes. Bailanys. Abstract for the degree of Doctor of Psychological Science. – Almaty, 2010.
10. Arthur M.B. The boundaryless career: A new perspective for organizational inquiry // J. Organizat. Behav. – 1994. – V. 15. – P. 295–306.
11. Burchell B. The effect of labour market position, job insecurity and unemployment on psychological health // Gallie D., Marsh C., Vogler C. (eds). Social change and the experience of unemployment. N. Y.: Oxford Univ. Press, 1994. – P. 88–212.
12. Fugate M., Kini cki A.J., Ashf ord BE Employability: A psychosocial construct, its dimensions and Applications // J. Vocat. Behav. – 2004. – V. 65, № 1. – P. 14–38.

The work on career guidance of socially disengaged (unemployed) strata of the population was held for several years in different regions of Kazakhstan. It showed that the anxiety of an unemployed person has a negative impact on realization of abilities and personal potential of an individual. The development and implementation of the program “Proforientator” in the town of Arys of the South Kazakhstan region acted as the main purpose of the study. Sampling of testedamounted to 728 people. The program can be used as a diagnostic instrumentarium and (or) as a means of developing and correctional work.It helps to create a psychological portrait of an unemployed person to reveal his or her personal potential, to help him or her to find a job.

The dynamic industrial and innovative development of Kazakhstan assumes the development and implementation of new approaches and programs for the system of public administration of human resources, human capital and labor resources. This article describes psychological aspects of career guidance (professional orientation)of a personality (using unemployed people of the city of Arys of the South Kazakhstan region as an example) conditioned by the topicality of issues of the modern Strategy for social modernization of society.

It should be noted that from the part of the State various projects, mainly in the form of special employment programs “Employment Program – 2020” and “Employment Roadmap – 2020”, were implemented for regulating the labor market and employment in the Republic of Kazakhstan.We implemented the program “Proforientator” in the framework of these programs during the period from August to December 2014 in the South – Kazakhstan region.

During implementation of this program, we were guided by the “Methodological recommendations for the career guidance” agreed by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan. [8]

We carried out the work on career guidance of socially disengaged (unemployed)strata of the population over several years in different regions of Kazakhstan. It showed that the anxiety of an unemployed person has a negative impact on realization of abilities and personal potential of an individual. We believe that one of the main problems of psychologists’ work with this category of citizens is to develop a program that would help to reveal personal potential of an individual to cope with his or her anxiety, thereby increasing his or her competitiveness in the labor market, provide self-development and the effectiveness of his or her future professional activities [2].

Scientific bases of career guidance in Kazakhstan were described in the works of Zh.Aimauytov in the first place as well as scientists – pedagogues and psychologists S. Mukhanova, T. Tazhibaeva, A.P. Seyteshova, M.A. Kudaykulova, L.H. Mazhitova, K.B. Zharikbaeva, S.M. Dzhakupova, J. Turkpenuly, Zh.I. Namazbaeva, H.T. Sheryazdanova, A.K. Satova, M.A. Perlenbetova et al. [1; 2; 3; 9]. In spite of the fact thatideas about the need to study the “psychological aspects of professional orientation of an individual” were expressed in socio-economic, political and other sources,the given problem has not been studied in full.

Ensuring the activity of a modern individual in situations of unemployment is one of the most difficult problems of modern society. I.A. Voloshin, N.S. Glukhanyuk, V.A. Grebennikov, O.S. Dejneka, E.P. Ermolayeva, F.S. Ismagilov, A.K. Osinsky, E.F. Zeer, S.A. Tsvetkov, A.N. Demin and others raised the given problem in their studies, but either considered its particular aspects, or as a part of related problems [4; 5]. Foreign studies of the situation with the loss of work, of the effects of inter-organizational transitions, and other phenomena (M. Armstrong-Stassen, D. Doze, K. Vanberg, R. Kanfer, A. Kiniki, D. Letek, N. Thomson, D. Feldman, H. Fmzer, T. Ekvilanti et al. [10–13].) have accumulated an interesting empirical material, offered significant models, but these studies, firstly, were performed in a different social, economic, cultural context, therefore can not be automatically transferred to a person living in Kazakhstan. Secondly, the foreign authors themselves noted the lack of study of special forms of coping with problems in the field of employmentby a personality. Thirdly, the concept of career guidance, as the analysis shows, is not sufficient for the analysis of complex and multifaceted activity of an individual. Scientists have come to the need to develop comprehensive programs, among them there is abilityfor employment, active socialization in the field of employment, etc. Thus, identification, analysis and synthesis of psychological factors, mechanismsand ways to overcome social disengagement in Kazakhstan conditions create another important problem.

Purpose: To develop and implement the program “Proforientator” in the town of Arys of the South Kazakhstan region.

Hypotheses of the study: Implementation of the program “Proforientator” will allow to identify and disclose professional inclinations of program participants and reduce the anxiety associated with the situation of an unemployed person;

1. With the creation of individual enhanced electronic database in the form of “Portfolio”, the proposed program “Proforientator” will enable the Employment Center of the town of Arys to rationally allocate participants in the main areas of the labor market of the region, to keep track of their professional career and predict the dynamics of stable employment.

Research objectives: To develop and evaluate the program “Proforientator”, and assess the feasibility of its use; Conduct testing with the purpose to identify the level of Creative potential and the level of anxiety among participants of the control (CG) and the experimental (EG) groups after the introduction of the program “Proforientator”.

The primary objective of our study became the development and implementation of the program “Proforientator” in the city of Arys of the South Kazakhstan region. Sampling of tested amounted to 728 people registered in the town department of employment, (of which 364 – the experimental group (EG), and 364 – the control group (CG)) of the participants. Brief information about the research participants:

1. Gender differences of unemployed residents of the city of Arys are reflected in the ratio of 67.1 % (women) to 32.9 % (men). This ratio can be connected with demographic indicators of the region, where there is a predominance of female representatives over male or by a large number of women among the participants of the program who are on maternity leave, women looking after the disabled and others.

2. Ranking of unemployed by social status for the city of Arys revealed the following data: self-employed (53.5 %) and unemployed (46.5 %). Among them the low-income amounted to 39.8 %, repatriates-1.7 % and disabled -1.4 %. The revealed dominance of the number of self-employed can be connected with lack of uniform criteria for assessing self-employment of population.

3. The analysis of data by the level of education showed the following series among the number of participants of the program: with secondary education (54.7 %), with secondary vocational education (23.9 %), with higher education (17.4 %), with no education (2.8 %). These data indicate that the professional orientation work in secondary educational institutions is not carried out at a proper level or non-existent at all. In this regard, it is necessary to raise the level of professional diagnostics and career guidance in schools and colleges, in order to help young people to find jobs and become productive members of society after finishing schools.

4. By analyzing data on core areas of studyof program participants it was revealed that most of participants have a humanitarian direction – 38 % and technological direction of education (11.6 %). These facts indicate that the region has significant potential in the implementation of humanitarian and technological programs.

The influence of subjective factors on the choice of profession among participants of the program “Proforientator”. The vast majority of unemployed residents of the city of Arys primarily selected profession under the influence of parents – 74.9 %. The analysis of the influence of subjective factors on the choice of profession among the unemployed, once again demonstrates the need for professional orientation work with students and their parents.

In the course of development and implementation of the program, we used various methods of psychology, which were complementary to each other: observation, self-observation, conversation, psychodiagnostical method, analysis of processes and products of activities, methods of mathematical and statistical data analysis of Student t-test. We used the following experimental techniques: 1. Differential diagnostic questionnaire (DDQ) by E.A. Klimov; 2. “Questionnaire of professional preferences” (QPP) by J. Holland; 3. “Scale of reactive and personal anxiety (SRPA)” by B.H. Spielberger, J.L. Khanin (abridged version) [6]. These methods were selected not by chance, as they are unfolded personality characteristics.

The study consisted of two parts. During the first part, the program “Proforientator” was implemented in the experimental group of unemployed.

Description of the program. The program “Proforientator” developed by us was implemented in 7 stages.

Stage 1. Conducting psychodiagnostics using Differential Diagnostic Questionnaire (DDQ) by E.A. Klimov and of Professional Preferences Questionnaire (PPQ) by J. Holland. The data obtained, we would like to highlight in the aggregate. Personalitytypesbytheexperimentalgroup.

As a result, of professional diagnostic studies, we identified the following relation among psychological personality types in the city of Arys:

The social personality type amounts to 37.1 % of program participants, which means that in this town the number of people oriented to communication and interaction with other peopleprevails.

The realistic personality type amounts to 23.1 %, which means that the revealed number of people is focused on the present.

The enterprising personality type revealed in 12 % of the total number of participants around the city, indicating that such amount of people aspires to leadership, needs recognition, prefers leadership roles.

The conventional personality type amounts to 13.5 % of the participants, which means that the detected number of people prefers preplanned, structured activities, performs routine work well and clearly adheres to existing regulations and rules.

The intellectual personality type is observed at approximately 7.3 %in the region, which means that the given percentage of people is characterized by a high activity, analytical skills, theoretical thinking and creative approach.

The artistic personality type identified among 8.0 %, showing that the percentage of people, which belongs to this type are original, independent in decision-making, are rarely guided by social norms and approval, have an unusual view of life, flexibility of thinking and emotional sensitivity.

When analyzing the above facts concerning the occurrence of psychological types of a personality, we can only talk about trends in the spread of this or that psychological type in the city of Arys. The predominant psychological type of a personality turned out to be the social type, which is apparently connected with social, ethnic and cultural features of the southern region. The data obtained may be useful when considering the human and labor potential of the region and serve as a basis for rational human resource management.

Stage 2. Conducting psychological trainings on personal growth and teaching to job search skills.

Stage 3. Conducting individual psychological consultation with each member of the experimental group.

Stage 4. Passing professional testing and preparation of professiogram, based on the conclusion of a psychologist.

Stage 5. Compilation of a “Portfolio” – “Dossier of the participant”, which includes the results professional diagnostics. Inclusion to the electronic database of the Employment Center of the town of Arys “new” data of program participants.

Stage 6. The new format for carrying out “Vacancy fairs” taking into account the peculiarities of psychotype of a personality of the program participants as well as differentiation of employers in the context of spheres of economic activities and opportunities to have an interview with a potential employer.

Stage 7. Maintaining feedback with participants of the program “Proforientator” and tracking their careers and forecasting the dynamics of stable employment.

The objective of the second part of the study was an experimental verification of the effectiveness of the program “Proforientator” in the control group (CG n-364) and experimental (EG n-364) groups. Resultsofthesurvey:

“Scale of reactive and personal anxiety (SRPA)” by B.H. Spielberger, Y.L. Khanin.The study of the level of reactive (situational) anxiety (RA) in the two groups of unemployed showed that indicators by a high level (RA) are different: in CG – 46 people (28 %), those in the EG amounted to 4 (2.4 %).

According to the results of data (RA),we can say the following: 63 % in the CG showed an average level (RA), in the EG – 70.8 % participants showed an average result.

In the CG of the program participants – 9 % participants showed a low reactive anxiety (RA) in the EG – 26.8 % of the unemployed showed a low result.

The study of the level of personal anxiety (PA) of study participants showed that in the CG 50 people demonstrated this result (30.4 %), those in the EG amounted to 6 (3.5 %).

54.6 % of all the participants in the control group showed the average level (RA), and in the experimental group 71 % of unemployed showed an average result.

11 % of participants in the CG showed low result (RA) and 25.5 % of the unemployed in the EG showed a low result.

Conclusion. The results of the work performed showed that the majority of unemployed in the experimental group learned to cope with reactive and personal anxiety after they have begun to reveal the inherent creative potential.

Table 1

Indicators of levels (RA) by “Scale of reactive and personal anxiety” in the control and experimental group (p ≤ 0.01).

According to the results

(p ≤ 0.01)

High level

Average level

Low level

3.17

2.85

3.36

Average (CG)

2.36

16.91

14.22

Average (EG)

5.8

25.09

29

Table 2

Indicators of levels (PA) by “Scale of reactive and personal anxiety” in the control and experimental groups of unemployed (at p ≤ 0.01).

According to the results (p ≤ 0.01)

High level

Average level

Low level

3.16

2.84

3.35

Average (CG)

2.35

16.9

14.2

Average (EG)

5.6

25.07

28.2

Thus, the purpose of our work, which was in the development and study of the program “Proforientator” in the city of Arys of the South Kazakhstan region, was implemented. The study confirmed the hypothesis. The assigned objectives were implemented.

Unique data obtained by us during the work on the program “Proforientator” are multilayered and they should not be taken as final ones. However, they help to find ways of further research, penetrate into objectified withdifficultypersonal characteristics of an unemployed, elusive under the traditional organization of the work of psychologist and which can not be adequately quantified. Thus, per the results of this work with the unemployed of the town of Arys of the South Kazakhstan region for 3 months indicators of employment per identified psychotype of a personality of the program participants were significantly improved.

Implementation of the program “Professional orientation” in the city of Arys with the use of personality-centered psychological line of work with the unemployed and the maximum expression of competence and attention to each participant demonstrated its efficiency. As a result of trainings of personal growth and job search skills training, the program participants gained confidence in choosing a profession as it is reducing anxiety, promotes activation of intellectual and creative potential, increases self-esteem, enables self-development, satisfaction of personal human needs with the ability to effectively plan and to carry out his or her labor activity.


The work is submitted to the International Scientific Conference “Strategy for Science Education”, Israel, February 20–27, 2015, came to the editorial office оn 11.02.2015.


Библиографическая ссылка

Davletova A.A., Beisembaev G.B. STRATEGY TO ENHANCE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONALITY IN THE LABOR MARKET // Международный журнал экспериментального образования. – 2015. – № 3. – С. 25-28;
URL: https://expeducation.ru/ru/article/view?id=7804 (дата обращения: 11.05.2024).

Предлагаем вашему вниманию журналы, издающиеся в издательстве «Академия Естествознания»
(Высокий импакт-фактор РИНЦ, тематика журналов охватывает все научные направления)

«Фундаментальные исследования» список ВАК ИФ РИНЦ = 1,674