Challenges Faced by Students Seeking Employment After Graduation

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Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Challenges that students face when seeking employment after graduation....................................3
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................4
References........................................................................................................................................6

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Introduction
The long-term goal for most college and university graduates is to acquire productive
employment immediately after graduating (Vedder, Denhart & Robe, 2013). However, as
students shift from student life to working professionals, they are faced with different struggles
and challenges when seeking employment. Even to the most prepared graduates, challenges are
inevitable due to the ever-changing employment conditions. Therefore, the only way to
navigating the complex hurdle of employment is remaining flexible. This report will pinpoint the
key challenges that student’s seeking employment face after graduating from University.
Challenges that students face when seeking employment after graduation.
Different factors/challenges influence the post-graduation experience for graduates
entering the workforce in varying ways. These hurdles affect graduates irregardless of academic
majors’ graduates take or school attendance. To begin with, we have debt and financial pressure.
Most students get to learn about crucial money management skills during their university life
since they try as much to make ends meet with limited resources (Brooks, 2018). However, since
most university expenses qualify for financial assistance from student loans, after students leave
school, the financial pressure to pay up the loan ratchets-up. Besides, other costs of living such
housing, transportation and food start piling up hence forcing students to adapt pressured
lifestyles in order to account for both living expenses and debt. This at times alters their career
paths in order to cover all bases.
Secondly, we have lack of experience. Most companies have innumerous entry-level
applicants to sort when there is a job opening. When the number of graduates seeking
employment is high, companies often request for candidates with experience for entry level roles
(Jones, 2017). For the university students, acquiring experience while still in school may be
impossible, and therefore, they may lack the skill sets required by the companies. This makes it a
challenge for many students since they may feel pressured to look for jobs alongside studies even
before graduation. Others seek internships related to the courses they are undertaking so as to
gather industry experience required for their future employment. Besides, according to a survey
conducted, companies seek employees with experience since training new graduates may be
complex and may expensive (Pascoe, 2016). Due to this competitiveness in the market, it is
tough for students to find employment.