Understanding the dynamic process of employability development across the life-span: A systematic Literature Review

Abstract

The work presented here aims to understand the dynamic process of employability development across the lifespan. This article addresses the problem of identity construction in the current context of globalized work, characterized by increasingly changing careers and high demands for employability. To understand the process of identity construction and negotiation throughout the career and its relationship to employability, career stages and models were analyzed through systematic literature review. A concept used by almost everyone, generally associated with getting a job or not. For this, the chosen method is the systematic literature review. The results found show that there is an extensive literature in relation to employability and its development across life. This concept is studied from different perspectives and several disciplines, resulting in a complex concept that has been under development because, in addition to having a connotation of job placement capacity, it defines a relationship between organizations, work and learning. Based on this, I conclude that employability cannot be attacked from a single perspective as it is built up by multiple social actors.