Careers and Transitions of bank executives: a bank case located in Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

This article is the result of an exploratory research that aimed to understand the differences in the trajectories of bank executives. We interviewed nine of them employees of a private bank whose branches are located in interior of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Individualized interviews were conducted with these professionals in their working environments. The interviews intended to deepen the knowledge about the conduct of their careers and were held in March and April of 2011. The analysis of the data was performed in a qualitative way and followed the guidelines proposed by Minayo (2001). Some differences in the trajectory of their careers were observed, which were presented in different ways because some are in the beginning of their careers, others in the middle of them and there are those who are nearing the end of their careers. The personal performance is measured throughout the journey that illustrates the construction of career, whether it is a noticeably faster construction or a slower one. It could be seen how difficult it is to promote a balance in relation to career transitions in order to obtain success. A successful career proved to be linked to mobility, to total availability to the organizational project and to readiness in the question of short term decision. It was observed to be difficult to promote a balance in relation to career transitions in order to be successful.  It is concluded that career success was related to mobility, the total availability to the organizational project and the readiness in terms of decision in the short term.