Studying in Switzerland? Graduates Are More Likely to Find a Job in First Post-Graduation Year Than in Most Other Countries
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- 31 Aug 2022
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Three in ten graduates with a master’s degree at a Swiss university or other education institute obtained after 2020 say it was difficult for them to find a job that met their expectations.
According to the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), this situation isn’t common for graduates with an education diploma, as only one in ten people were affected, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.
However, in 2021, these rates dropped as the unemployment rate of graduates, based on ILO definition, was 2.6 per cent, which is a total of 0.7 percentage points lower than the employment rates of 2018 graduates in 2019, as the Federal Statistical Office’s Graduate Survey revealed.
Another study of FSO shows that the majority of respondents have listed the COVID-19 pandemic as the main cause affecting their economic situation, as a moderate percentage of graduates in Switzerland have admitted to being scared of losing their jobs in 2021.
The data published by FSO shows that about 93 per cent of students in Switzerland are able to find jobs that match their education skills and field, with the majority of them being employed one year after graduation. Students of vocational training get employed even before they graduate from their program. Read More…
