The concept of competence is still difficult to define, but in general it represents clusters of knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics that enable an individual to act effectively and in accordance with defined standards in professional situations. The EuroPsy model defines the competencies of psychologists, separating them into the primary and enabling competences. The latter are general and important for experts of different professions. The present research focused on how developed are competencies of continuous professional development and professional strategy in career beginners in relation to self-efficacy, achievement goal orientation, mentoring relationships, organizational climate and information flow in the organization in which the individual works. There were 129 participants with less than 5 years of work experience from various professions and organizations included in the study. A questionnaire on selected competencies was developed, and it was found that responses to selected items can be explained by four factors – continuous professional development, own perception of competencies, work standards and consultation. Career beginners who perceive themselves as self-efficient and focus their work on mastery reported to have some aspects of competencies more developed. Higher information flow and the organisational climate of support and innovation in the organization were reported by participants with more developed competencies, while mentoring was not correlated with competencies. Based on the results of the study, we propose further directions in the research field of competencies or their connections with selected factors.
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