Perspectiva do mercado de trabalho e do trabalho imaterial no Brasil: um estudo sobre a (auto) representação dos profissionais da informação no Linkedin

Abstract

The Information Professional’s (self) representation of identity evolves before the considerable coverage and sophistication of the information and communication means in contemporary society. Thus, new interactions in virtual environments and new cultural practices emerge to accommodate the profile of the professional who uses digital social network as a channel for communication. The registration of the professional in the LinkedIn social network ambience is analyzed in this study concerning about their own representation in terms of both competence and relevance in order to be located and engaged into the cognitive and immaterial labor market. Overall, the objective is to investigate the practices of the self-representation done by Information Professionals who make their curriculum available by means of LinkedIn social network. Specifically, it is verified how the Information Professional’s practices affects both the construction of the curriculum and the professional identity; how these professionals show their competences in this ambience; and, finally, how the ethos is set. It was concluded with glimpses of new possibilities for new market practices for the professional and the profession.