Which factors influence a University Student’s entry into the workforce?

Abstract

The importance of a university student’s transition into the workforce is a key factor for planning better higher education policies and new paths of action. This research analyzes the interrelationship between competences, the satisfaction with career training and their predisposition to job mobility with the preparation for entering the workforce of the university students through an ad-hoc model approach of a causal relationship between these factors. 1,328 final year undergraduate students of four universities participated in this study through the Career Guidance and Training Questionnaire collect data. The results obtained show the suitability of the model with a good index fit and causal relationships that significantly influence the perception that the university student has when facing the process of entering the workforce.