Análise sobre a contribuição das empresas júniores na carreira profissional dos egressos do Instituto Federal de Minas Gerais, Campus São João Evangelista

Abstract

In recent decades, the organizational environment has undergone increasingly rapid and profound changes. Organizations, in order to adapt to these changes, require future professionals to have higher levels of qualification, as well as a set of knowledge, skills and attitudes that are capable of quickly solving problems related to organizational management, guaranteeing their survival and competitiveness. Thus, Junior Companies (EJs) present themselves to meet these demands, by providing professional experience and the development of competences to their members even in the academic environment. However, there are few scientific works dedicated to investigating the effectiveness of EJs capable of technically demonstrating whether having been part of an EJ in graduation allowed some differential in the professional career of its members. The present research sought to analyze the contribution of the EJs of the Federal Institute Minas Gerais, Campus São João Evangelista (IFMG/SJE) in the training of these professionals in conditions to meet these market demands. For this, a questionnaire was prepared with 23 questions sent through an electronic form on the Google Forms platform with questions to identify the profile of the respondent and their perception of the competences developed in the junior company, as well as their performance in the labor market, with the purpose of getting to know better and obtain further clarification about an EJ and its contribution to the development of the professional career of its members. The target audience were graduates of the IFMG Campus São João Evangelista from the Information System, Forest Engineering, Agronomy and Administration Courses from 2015 to 2021. The research results were very promising, and suggest that participation in a junior company can be highly beneficial for the students involved. The competences developed during participation in an EJ are highly valued by companies and can make the difference when it comes to getting a job or standing out in an already active company.