Instruments to Determine Job Insertion Factors in University Students

Abstract

The present investigation addresses aspects on the determination of the factors that affect the labor insertion of young university graduates. This topic is very important because a considerable number of university professionals at the end of their studies have difficulties entering the labor market. The objective of the research is to propose some instruments to analyze the circumstances that affect the labor incorporation and to approach them as a priority proposal in the generation of strategies and policies for the actors involved in this problem: productive sector, higher education institutions and the State. To achieve this goal, a qualitative study was conducted, guided by theoretical methods and focused on the Documentary Study as a basic technique. The results of the studies reviewed present the current trends in job placement worldwide and in Latin America. These preliminary results allowed designing surveys, which were applied in a pilot test. The Cronbach's Alpha coefficient showed a value of 0.798 for the student survey and for the business survey a value of 0.748, which verified the reliability of the instruments. It is concluded that the university system should consider the various variables and factors that affect the problems associated with the job placement of young university graduates to take actions that tend to minimize this situation through strategic alliances with the productive sector with the support of the State.