The employability It is a concept that is talked about a lot, especially in the period of elections and selection in universities, and that is essential when considering the benefit and future of the country.
According to the site Where to study.cl, developed by CORFO and the Government, the careers with the highest employability after the first year of graduation in Chile are: Engineering in Public Management (99.3%), Chemistry and Pharmacy (97.7%), Obstetrics and Childcare (97.2%), Pedagogy in Differential Education (94.3%), Logistics engineering (94.0%), IForeign Trade Engineering (92.2%), Medicine (91.2%) and Pedagogy in Mathematics and computing (90.9%)[1].
For Jorge Gamero, General Manager of ManpowerGroup Chile, some points that would improve employability in the coming years have to do with the fact that “From the educational plans the creation, inventiveness and development of their own projects are promoted. This will sow the training of people who more importantly dare to develop ventures without fear of failure ”.
“Now -indicates the executive-, it is also important to work on aspects such as critical thinking, formulation of objectives, analysis and problem solving and promote leadership for the 21st century: That is, that brings together points of view and works based on goals, that he listens to the team and knows how to reach port with the decisions made by the group. Currently, more flexible leaders are needed in decision-making and that must be promoted “, he points out.
The specialist also comments that each time “Companies in general value work experience more than resumes, so it is not so necessary to take and take diplomas or specializations. It certainly helps, but it’s not that relevant either. The years worked in a certain position can be as valuable or more valuable than a specialization “, reports.
Another relevant characteristic is that of flexibility and learning capacity: “According to the report The Skills Revolution: Talent, Employability and Technology[2], carried out by ManpowerGroup, 65% of the jobs in which Generation Z will participate – born after the year 2000 – do not yet exist. So being in the constant possibility of acquiring new knowledge is extremely relevant. It is not always necessary to validate that knowledge with a title, so that the person has it internalized and knows how to apply it in their work, it could be enough “, Gamero ruling.
Other relevant aspects for future employability are collected by Mónica Flores, President of ManpowerGroup Latin America, in her book “Ready, set … Get used!”, in which he calls to consider that the pandemic redefined the demand for talent, and it is necessary to look at the sectors that are growing the most.
Another topic addressed by the executive points to the development of human skills, because techniques can become obsolete faster and faster, in addition to knowing how to take advantage of social networks, since they say a lot about a person.
