Concept, Essence and Significance of Professionography in the system of Personnel Selection

Background. The article is devoted to the study of the concept and essence of professionography - a comprehensive study of the profession. The relevance of the research topic is due to the extremely important significance of staffing organizations, the development of a system of evaluation and selection of hired personnel, the need to improve the mechanism of personnel selection. Various points of view on the concept of professionography are given, which, in the author's opinion, are imperfect. In this regard, the author's interpretation of professionography is proposed, which is based on the disclosure of the essence of the concept of professionography.Purpose. The purpose of this study is a theoretical justification of the specifics and importance of professionography as a field of scientific knowledge and a means of personnel selection. The objectives of the research are the following: generalization of existing views and scientific points of view on the problem under consideration; development of the author's definition of the concept of "professionography"; identification of the specifics of professionography as a field of scientific knowledge in the context of solving personnel selection problems; analysis of the basic principles of professionography; identification of popular and effective methods used in professionography.Materials and Methods. The methodological basis of the study was the methodological foundations of labor psychology. The psychological theory of activity developed by A.N. Leontiev acted as a methodological basis for occupational research. The provisions of this theory contributed to the formation of a systematic approach to the psychological study of professions.Results. The results of the conducted research include theoretical substantiation of the specifics of professionography as a field of scientific knowledge and means of personnel selection, the author's definition of the concept of professionography, identification of popular and effective methods used in professionography, their analysis and classification/Implications. The results can be used in the process of further study of the problems under consideration, as well as applied by practical psychologists and sociologists.