Abstract
The article presents the results of a correlation analysis of the relationship between temperamental and personal characteristics and the preferred choice of professional activities among high school students. The study is aimed at studying possible predictors in the situation of choosing a profession, in particular, temperament characteristics and dispositional personality traits during early adolescence. The methodological basis of the study was the work of the psychological content and characteristics of adolescence, the peculiarities of professional self-determination of the personality of a high school student. The study involved 68 high school students on the basis of No. 118 PUI school gymnasium of the Zhetysu district of Almaty. The first stage involved testing among subjects to collect and analyze the temperamental and personal characteristics of high school students, at the second stage the authors conducted an individual conversation about personal choices of professional activities. The results show that there are positive correlations between temperament parameters and dispositional personality traits on the one hand, and the choice of certain professions on the other. The obtained data on the professional values of modern youth, focusing on their personal choice, can be used as a basis for the development of career guidance programs for specialists working in educational institutions that contribute to the successful adaptation of school graduates to the requirements of the modern labor market in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Key words: value sphere, choice, temperament, dispositional personality traits, age characteristics.