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JIMENEZ VASQUEZ, Mariela Sonia. Trends and Findings in Studies of Trajectories: A Methodological Option to Classify the Job Development. REDIE [online]. 2009, vol.11, n.1, pp.1-21. ISSN 1607-4041.

Studies about trajectories offer a methodological option to allow deepening in the job related journeys developed by individuals in the employment market. Nonetheless, when undertaking a study of this kind, a wide variety of approaches, disciplines in ways of thinking, study objects and purposes are observed, making its understanding difficult. This article features the main tendencies guiding this kind of study and some theoretical and methodological elements found in its construction.

Palavras-chave : Individual development; professional development; labor market.