Career Strategies: Scoping Review

Abstract

Background. There is neither standardized definition of what a career strategy is, nor have the types of these strategies been delineated or agreed upon. In order to study the phenomenon precisely, we need to formulate a definition of career strategies.Purpose. The objective of this field review is to summarize the literature on career strategies, analyze career strategies identified by researches, and to identify strategies that are most universal for application by different groups of the population.Materials and Methods. A total of 1,844 articles were found in the Scopus database, 25 of which contained detailed information about career strategies and were retained in the review.Results.Thematic synthesis of the literature brought out the most popular career strategies: mentoring, maintaining a balance between family and work, networking. The analysis shows that there is no equally useful and applicable career strategy for everyone. Each of the strategies considered in this review offers certain actions that facilitate the construction of a career in certain specialties for certain social groups. For this reason, it seems necessary to constantly monitor new research in the field in order to be aware of current approaches to the study of career strategies.Implications. The results of the research work can be useful for those who are connected with or interested in the topic of career strategies.