DOES INTERPRETING WORK AS A CALLING CONTRIBUTE OR DAMAGE AN INDIVIDUAL’S EMPLOYABILITY?

DOES INTERPRETING WORK AS A CALLING CONTRIBUTE OR DAMAGE AN INDIVIDUAL’S EMPLOYABILITY?

Authors

  • Bruno Felix Fucape Business School (FBS)
  • Julia Almeida Buaiz Papaleo Fucape Business School (FBS)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21527/2237-6453.2021.55.11031

Keywords:

Occupational calling; Employability; Paradox mindset; Proactive professional development.

Abstract

In this study, we argue that occupational callings are not only positive nor only negative for an individual’s employability. For testing this idea, we aimed at analyzing the existence of positive and negative indirect associations between perceiving an occupational calling an employability, and the moderating effect of paradox mindset in those relationships. For such, we conducted a quantitative research and we analyzed our data using Structural Equations Modeling. The results showed a negative direct effect between perceiving an occupational calling and employability. In addition, we found a positive indirect effect between these variables, via proactive professional development, and a negative indirect effect, via career inflexibility. Finally, a moderating effect of the paradox mindset was also identified in the relationship between perceiving a call and employability, mediated by career inflexibility. Thus, this study contributes to the career development literature by showing negative effects of perceiving a calling for employability, while the practice of many career counselors ignore this effect.

Author Biographies

Bruno Felix, Fucape Business School (FBS)

Doutor em Administração pela Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (Mackenzie). Professor da Fucape Business School (FBS).

Julia Almeida Buaiz Papaleo, Fucape Business School (FBS)

Mestre em Administração pela Fucape Business School. 

Published

2021-08-12

How to Cite

Felix, B., & Buaiz Papaleo, J. A. (2021). DOES INTERPRETING WORK AS A CALLING CONTRIBUTE OR DAMAGE AN INDIVIDUAL’S EMPLOYABILITY? DOES INTERPRETING WORK AS A CALLING CONTRIBUTE OR DAMAGE AN INDIVIDUAL’S EMPLOYABILITY?. Development in Question Journal, 19(55), 172–188. https://doi.org/10.21527/2237-6453.2021.55.11031