Egyetemi és főiskolai hallgatók elhelyezkedési motivációi
Employment motivations for university and college students

Summary/Abstract: The study analyses the employment motivations of Hungarian university and college students using the results of questionnaire surveys conducted between 2000 and 2010 as well as the application and admittance database related to the same time period. Respondents are generally optimistic about employment opportunities. The vast majority of students intend to find jobs in their chosen professional field after graduation. In the case of some larger fields of study (e.g.: humanities, social sciences, economic sciences) though, some have partially departed from their original professional vision (although they are still in a minority); only a few plan to “leave the profession” completely, though this cannot be explained by the often – wrongly – mentioned lack of marketability of the majors affected. The economy and education have changed immensely in recent decades, which on the one hand offers more opportunities for young adults but also demands higher levels of adaptability from graduates. An important conclusion from the study is that research related to the career tracking of graduates may not be relevant at the level of fields/areas of study, which often cover very different study programs; what is primarily the issue here is the level of given majors.

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