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In recent years there has been a growing demand for graduates of higher education for the public service, including graduates in Management. Because of the relevance of this professional to organizations and to society, is capital to concern to know which are as of professional activities are chosen by the students. This study aim to explore the professional expectations of management students from the perspective of Schein's career anchors. The study is a descriptive and explanatory one and was done through survey with 108 respondents. The working hypothesis is that students have the public service as a professional expectation to complete the degree in management. The results are emblematic, since the hypothesis was confirmed and evidences indicates that management students present as last anchors the "Managerial Competence" and "Entrepreneurial Creativity", more related to the management job. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents results of four years of research on career anchors held with students at a private university. The goal was to use metaphors to understand the career break the hegemony of the anchor Lifestyle - LS (2006 to 2008) by anchor Entrepreneurial Creativity - EC (2009). The research was quantitative (2006-2009) and qualitative (2009) based on exploratory and descriptive study that examined the career paths and the metaphors associated with professional skills and careers of the interviewees. The analysis does not confirm the hypotheses for the rise of the anchor EC, however, provide indications about the degree of adherence of trainees to their first anchor. By evoking the metaphors, the group has a higher LS anchor on fragile grip on the anchor itself, unlike the other group - which leaves room to question the hegemony of the anchor LS in previous years [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]