Potential and Limitations of Labour Insertion of University Graduates Viewed from the UMU and the UCC.pdfVIP

Available online at ScienceDirect Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 139 (2014) 403 – 411 XIII Congreso Internacional de Teoría de la Educación XIII International Congress on Theory of Education Potential and limitations of labour insertion of university graduates viewed from the UMU and the UCC Potencialidades y limitaciones en la inserción laboral de los titulados universitarios: Una visión desde la UMU y la UCC Natalia González Morgaa*, Cristina González Lorentea, Pilar Martínez Claresa aFacultad de Educación,Universidad de Murcia, Espa?a Abstract The paper aims to examine and compare the perception that university students graduating in 2013 have of internal and external factors which could be an advantage or obstacle for finding their first job. An ad-hoc questionnaire was filled out by 155 students from five different degrees at the University of Murcia (UMU) - Spain and the Catholic University of Córdoba (UCC). A SWOT matrix was applied using a qualitative and quantitative approach. The results show that the greatest differences for students are external factors relating to economic, social and political context. These results indicate new reflections on future actions in both European and Latin American universities, aimed at achieving greater involvement in promoting labour insertion for their students. In conclusion, universities must contribute to proactively establishing a professional and vital project enabling students to adapt to the unstable employment context. ??TThhee AAuutthhoorrss..PPuubblliisshheeddbbyyEEllsseevviieerrLLtdtd..This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (Phetetpr-:/r/ecvrieeawtivuencdoemr mreosnpso.nosrgib/liilciteynosefst/hbey-Onrcg-nandi/z3i.n0g/).Committee of CITE2014. Peer-review under responsibility of the Organizing Committee of CITE2014. Keywords: employability; transition to active life; SWOT analysis; life and career project *Autora para correspondencia. Correo electrónico: natalia.gonz