Perfil profissional dos egressos do curso de graduação em Zootecnia da Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco - Campus Recife

Abstract

Understanding profile of graduated professionals may help planning and developing the course from the understanding of the challenges of professional performance and the current demand of the labor market. The present research aimed to characterize the professional profile and areas of activity of Zootechnists graduated at the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco - Campus Recife from 2009 to 2019. Data were collected fom August to October 2020, through electronic form composed of multiple choice and discursive questions. Of the 320 graduates of the course, 153 (56.9%) answered the form. Most of participants were: female, 26 to 35 years old, living in the Metropolitan Region of Recife, entered the job market between 0-6 months after completing the udergraduate course, continued doing advanced courses, live and work for its region of origin, the main area of activity is animal nutrition, is employed in a private company, its employment relationship is the private-CLT and its remuneration is between four and Brazilian minimum wage. About 42.5% of the participants are currently working as Zootechnist. The results obtained indicate the challenge of professional training aimed at the job market and the need to develop the entrepreneurial profile of the professional trained in the course.