EXPECTATIVAS LABORALES DE ESTUDIANTES UNIVERSITARIOS EN LA CIUDAD DE GUAYAQUIL

Abstract

The objective of this research is to analyze the labor expectations of recently graduated university students in the city of Guayaquil, according to the identification of the obstacles to the access of work places at the moment of beginning their productive life, exposing the problem of inequality between work and education, and how the fact of being in unequal jobs has affected them. The study methodology is of a qualitative nature, which has been based on the elements of evidence collected through interviews with five recently graduated university students for a better understanding of the work situation. In this study, this significant knowledge was derived from graduates in Business Sciences from different universities in the city who work in jobs that do not match their level of education and field of study. As a result of the experiences shared by the interviewees, they indicated that they chose to pursue higher studies and particular fields of study with the expectation of obtaining a job equivalent to that level of education, however, their experiences in the labor market and jobs they obtained upon graduation they indicated a gap between their job expectations and the realities they faced.