Expectativa frente ao mercado de trabalho para futuros arquivistas: analisando a visão de graduandos do Curso de Arquivologia da UFPB

Abstract

It is aimed to analyze the expectative of the students of the Archival Course of the Federal University of Paraíba in face of the labor market. In this sense, it is searched to comprehend the motivations that led to the choice of Course, as well as the challenges along the academic trajectory. The methodological procedures consist of a bibliographic survey and, susequently, a field research developed at the UFPB, that is, the application of a questionnaire that approached the referrals for the comprehension of the expectancies of students. This way, the research technique includes quantitative and qualitative approach as well as the Content Analysis by Laurence Bardin. Among the results, it is highlighted the prevalence of the feminine gender with age group from 31 to 40 years, who are inserted in the labor market, most of them in areas that are different of Archival Science. However, they consider the Course a way of improving their financial and professional reality. In this context, considering that it is a relatively recent profession, the research shows that the former students face constant challenges for their insertion in the labor market, especially in the public service.