Abstract
The issue of employability and the development of entrepreneurship presents a real challenge, given that today’s labor market is highly dynamic. Projections made for the next twenty years indicate important changes. The present study capitalizes on a research carried out in the Romanian academic environment, within three universities. The sample included students and employers from the public sphere. Our research reveals that the services available in three Romanian universities are developing in two main directions: one concerns working with students and developing their skills to become attractive on the labor market. Another direction is one that mediates between the academic world and the business environment. The results obtained through our research capture the policies and services of higher education in order to better train students and increase their employment opportunities. The options and expectations of students regarding the insertion on the labor market are contrasted to those of employers. This is the only way we can think of functional and flexible models for educating future employees in order to be able to face the new challenges of the labor market.
Highlights
The insertion of youth on the labor market is a present-day issue, being debated at European and global level
Our research reveals that the services available in three Romanian universities are developing in two main directions: one concerns working with students and developing their skills to become attractive on the labor market
Due to the multitude of factors influencing the evolution of the labor market, the impact of new technologies and artificial intelligence occupies an important place on the public agenda
Summary
The insertion of youth on the labor market is a present-day issue, being debated at European and global level. If this hyper-technological world is overlapped by a number of demographic changes (birth, mortality, migration), climate change (global warming) or a series of cultural, political and ideological factors, we could get an extremely complex picture in terms of the labor market’s evolution in the foreseeable future Research conducted in this regard highlights this dynamic of the labor market in recent years among higher education graduates The research hypotheses were the following: – Employers’ expectations regarding the profile of higher education graduates differ from the current offer; – The three universities have special services and programs that support students and graduates; – Students’ expectations regarding future jobs exceed the supply on the labor market; and – Students show a certain pessimism regarding employment opportunities on the Romanian market, in accordance with the type of studies completed.
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