When it comes to defining professional socialization, it becomes very difficult to give it a precise definition because there is not a single agreed definition of it. There are different definitions of professional socialization offered by different scholars. Some of the scholars believe that the professional socialization is a process through which individuals go through an evolution of acquiring new skills, adopting new habits, behaviors and quitting the old habits as well as behavior so that they would come to terms with the requirements of their professions. Professional socialization is a kind of learning process in which individuals acquires norm, values, culture, attitudes of the working place through different programs. Professional socialization stands for the acquisition of a corporate culture through a proper channel. Professional socialization is also defined as the mechanism that helps new employees in internalizing of the values, integrating with the working place and learning new things regarding the profession life (Masters, 2014).
