Abstract:
In the contemporary career-scape, protean career attitude is considered as an innovative
approach of employees to channel their aspirations independently and to explore their future
career prospects on their own. The accelerating rate of change in the nature and types of
work necessitates the development of a protean attitude, which in turn will have an impact
on the employability perceptions of employees. This study postulates that protean career
attitude positively influences internal and external dimensions of employability, and this
influence is mediated by career insight, i.e., greater goal clarity and deeper understanding of
one's skills and interest. The proposed hypotheses were tested among software engineers
employed in the Information Technology (IT) industry and the results indicated that protean
attitude predicted both internal employability and external employability, and career insight
partially mediates the associations. The study further discusses the importance of employeecentric work culture to retain protean talents
