ИСТИНА

To determine the portrait of a student adhering to the practice of freelancing, a sociological study was conducted, aimed at the formation of a portrait of a freelance student in 2023, after the COVID-19 pandemic. The methodological basis of the study was a survey of 572 students conducted among students, as well as eight in-depth interviews. Based on factor analysis, it can be concluded that students who adhere to the practice of freelancing on the basis of monetization of their hobbies have a less precarious position than students who consider freelancing as a measure of part-time work, but are still part of the precariat. Based on the results of the in-depth interview, three strategies were formed for building individual trajectories of professional development of freelance students: individualistic, traditional and mixed. Based on the study, it can be concluded that freelance students are part of the precariat with the further possibility of leaving this socio-economic group. Консультант по английскому языку: Рассошенко Жаннетта Викторовна