Research Article | Open Access
Promoting the Employment of Students as a Priority Activity of Higher Educational Institutions in Modern Conditions
Elena Viktorovna Frolova1 Olga Vladimirovna Rogach2 Anton Nikolaevich Ostrovskii3 Irina Viktorovna Vorontsova4 Vladimir Ilyich Savinkov
Pages: 866-873
Abstract
The financial and economic crisis, including the COVID-19 pandemic, determined the
negative changes in the modern labor market. Under these conditions, the
understanding of the role of higher educational institutions in solving the problems of
employment of graduates is of both scientific and practical importance. The key
method of collecting information was a questionnaire survey of students (N=974
respondents). The curators of the study groups distributed the link to the
questionnaire posted on the Google platform. The purpose of the study is to analyze
the specifics of the work of the Employment Assistance Center functioning in the
structure of a higher educational institution. It was found that the majority of students
(87.8%) consider it necessary to create Employment Assistance Centers in the
structure of universities. The following services would be in demand among students:
referral for internships, information about vacancies and internships of partner
companies, career events, assistance in finding employment during their studies. It is
concluded that modern youth is focused on an early start of a career, combining
study and work. The following dysfunctions of the activity of the Employment
Assistance Center were identified: an insufficient level of information support, a
narrowed list of services provided to the students. The conclusion is made that the
employment of graduates requires improvement of both pedagogical methods for the
development of professional competencies of graduates, and the formation of
organizational mechanisms that ensure the provision of services for internships of
students, their part-time employment, carrying out activities for interaction with
employers. The authors substantiate the concept of “seamless employment” of the
students: the integration of the educational process and part-time employment within
the study period, focusing the key areas of the university’s activities on the career
needs of young people.
Keywords
Occupation, Youth, Employment, Graduate, Higher Educational Institution.