Ninety-four percent of 2016, 2017 and 2018 graduates from the University of Navarra are currently working or furthering their education, according to the study on employment rate conducted by the Institute for Market Research and Strategic Marketing, Ikerfel.. 1,653 graduates from the last three graduating classes of the University have participated in the study.

This is the fifth consecutive year in which the number of employed graduates has increased, which in the previous edition stood at 92.5%. In addition, 86.6% of those who are working do so in jobs related to their studies. Likewise, the alumni highlighted that they consider it to be of "fairly good quality".

The report reveals that "graduates who are working have found their first job relatively soon after completing their degree. 59.7% took less than six months to find their first job, and 49.3% took less than three months".

Quality employment

According to the Ikerfel study, "these data are influenced by the high level of internships in companies and institutions", since 79.1% of those surveyed said they had done them during their university studies, with the aim of "getting to know the labor market, applying the knowledge acquired and presenting a better candidacy when looking for a job" ( goal ).

Ikerfel also points out that graduates from the last three courses "have an average net monthly salary of 1,467.20 euros" (an increase of 8.5% on the previous edition's figure of 1,352.5 euros) and "relatively quick access to the labour market".

The communities where most university graduates work are Navarra (42.3%), Madrid (19.6%) and the Basque Country (16.4%). Navarra is precisely the community where the issue of employed graduates has grown the most, since in the previous edition of the study the figure stood at 30.8%. "This data is significant, since the percentage of Navarre students is 34.1% (2018-19 academic year). This means that in addition to graduates from Navarre, many others from other parts of Spain and even abroad remain working in the region," explains Roberto Cabezas, director of Career Services.

The alumni of the University of Navarra have rated their current job with a grade average of 8.10 points out of 10, and have positively highlighted the relationship with colleagues (9), with bosses and managers (8.5) and the subject task they perform (8.1), in addition tothe level of autonomy and responsibility. On the other hand, they gave lower ratings to grade for remuneration (6.8) and promotion opportunities (7.3).

The study reveals "an important perception of the adequacy of the training received in relation to current employment", as 74.7% of graduates consider that "current employment is adequate to their qualifications in terms of the training received".

In terms of the means by which graduates found jobs, 23.1% found jobs through Career Services -the Careers Office of the University of Navarra-, and 45.4% of the users of the Portal Career Services The University of Navarra's Career Services platform was found to be useful in accessing internships and finding employment. "These data confirm the University's commitment to transferring talent to society," says Roberto Cabezas.

The job of the future

"Career Services has its sights set on today, but also on the future. Therefore, in order to adapt to the new demands of companies and new generations, we have established two important alliances with leading and pioneering youth employment platforms in Europe and Latin America: beWanted and Jobteaser", explains Roberto Cabezas, director of Career Services University of Navarra. With these agreements, Career Services aims to offer more and better opportunities and tools to recent graduates to find the job that best suits their interests.

To achieve this, it is also essential to improve the employability of the trainees. We have strengthened our job search and employability training programme, the "Skill Training Programme", in which company managers train students in different skills to prepare them for the world of work. Skill Training ProgramIn this programme, company managers train students in different skills to prepare them for the world of work. In addition, the personal orientations offered by our career managers and other training activities Our students are prepared to grow successfully in their professional careers," says Roberto Cabezas.

But accompanying students does not end when they graduate. "In the case of alumni, we continue to accompany them in their training through the Career Experiencemeetings with company executives who, through their own experience, add value in competencies and guide graduates in their professional careers," adds Roberto Cabezas.