Abstract:
The article substantiates the relevance of the problem of developing the competitiveness
of future specialists from the position of psychological and pedagogical science. The problem of
competitiveness is considered in the aspect of public and scientific demand. The authors consider
personal development as a basic quality of competitiveness of future specialists.
The article reveals the problem by domestic scholars, researchers from near and far abroad from
the position of different sciences. Competitiveness is defined as a socially oriented system of
abilities, properties and qualities of a person. It characterizes the potential of a person to achieve
success, both in educational, professional and non-professional life. It determines an appropriate
individual behavior in a dynamic changing environment.
Factors and parameters of the competitiveness of specialists of any profile continue to expand in the following activities such as professional adaptation, certification, solving situational pedagogical tasks, communication in the educational process, solving the problem of educational variability, career growth, placement of personnel, and others.
