PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND DEVELOPMENT FROM THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT STUDENTS' EDUCATION: SURVEY WITH UPF/RS GRADUATES ATUA O E ASCENS O PROFISSIONAL A PARTIR DA FORMA O EM SECRETARIADO EXECUTIVO: LEVANTAMENTO COM EGRESSOS DA UPF/RS

This study aims at presenting the investigation conducted towards the performance of the egresses of the Executive Secretary Course from University of Passo Fundo, whose objective is to verify the performance and professional growth of these subjects, bearing in mind the necessity of the Course to focus its student’s education in consonance with the demands of the labor market. Also, trying to highlight the importance of the scientific demarcation in the secretarial field, objecting the consolidation of the professional identity, this study discusses the evolution of the area and points out the way it is connected with the Advisory Sciences. The investigation, involving 122 executive secretaries, is classified as bibliographic, documental and data collection. The questionnaire was the main instrument to collect the data and the analysis was done from the codification of the answers and the tabulation of the data so it was possible to relate it with the established theory. This study has revealed the importance of the real understanding of the secretarial area, making it possible to consolidate the so desired professional identity. Besides, it was found that the Executive Secretary Course from UPF provides its egresses the satisfactory qualification to meet the needs of the organizations, guaranteeing the factors of employability and professional growth. The study reinforces the promotion of actions in order to broaden the recognition of the profession considering not only the executive secretaries’ assignments but also the financial recognition. O presente estudo visa apresentar a investiga o conduzida acerca da atua o dos egressos do Secretariado Executivo da Universidade de Passo Fundo, objetivando verificar a atua o e ascens o profissional destes sujeitos, tendo em vista a necessidade de o próprio Curso direcionar a forma o de seus alunos em consonancia com as demandas do mercado de trabalho. Também, buscando frisar a importancia da demarca o científica no campo secretarial, com vistas à consolida o da identidade profissional, este trabalho discorre sobre a evolu o da área e como está relacionada com as Ciências da Assessoria. A pesquisa, envolvendo 122 secretários executivos, classifica-se como bibliográfica, documental e levantamento. O questionário foi o principal instrumento de coleta de dados e a análise foi feita a partir da codifica o das respostas e tabula o dos dados para ent o relacioná-los com o quadro teórico. O estudo revelou a importancia da clareza do que se trata a área secretarial, possibilitando a consolida o da t o almeja