Young University Students and the Difficulties they Face in Entering the Job Market in the Municipality of Tres Rios, Brazil

Abstract

Thisarticle sought to analyze the difficulty of insertion of young college students in the labor market.This is an exploratory research of qualitative approach, which was developed with students from a Federal University in the city of Três Rios/RJ.The study sought to understand the problems that students face when entering the job market, and the sample consisted of 22 students from the Administration course.Based on the data collected, it was possible to see that the difficulty in entering the job market is present in the lives of students in general.The absence of previous professional experience and the recurrence of referral practices in the region make it difficult to get a job position.Moreover, it is clear that there is an inequality of opportunities between genders, because the job openings available in the city are mostly destined to men.