Similarly, last year the company talks began for students with a graduation profile and graduates, in which young people from the different careers required at each opportunity by employers participated, who came to the school itself as part of their recruitment processes.

These actions are just a sample of the work that the Office and, particularly, its ''Employability Liaison Network'' program are carrying out to strengthen spaces that promote the employment of professionals trained in the different careers of the U. of The Serena. 

As the person in charge of the program, Viviana Vásquez, explains, the idea is to ''articulate a network with public and private organizations, professional associations and other instances of society; promote the exchange of programs, works and activities to contribute to a closer and more permanent connection with the environment; and generate development mechanisms on issues of early labor insertion and academic activities.''

For this reason, the ''Employability Liaison Network'' has various tasks planned for this year. These include holding the 2014 Labor Fair and new company talks, expanding the internship and job offers on the exclusive ULS portal. http://trabajo.userena.cl/ and continue increasing the number of organizations linked to the program.

In this regard, among the regional and national companies and institutions that have already joined the network in its different initiatives are: Banco de Chile; Agroseville; Center for Psychological Care and Comprehensive Health (CAPSI); Gerónimo Rendic, Conciliar Seminary, Catholic English and Cervantino schools; Innovacien NGO, DEM Ovalle; Sigdo Koppers Engineering; CCU SA; Chilean Security Association; Environmental Value; Arteaga River Foundation; Andean Coca Cola; Covalsa; Azapa Construction Company; San Gerónimo Mining Company; Manpower Servicios Integrales Ltda.; Ecomac; Integra Foundation; Santander Bank; Wilug Ltda. Security Articles; National Children's Service; Metalmar; Cultiva Strategic Partners; Tubline; CPECH Pre-University; Dayton Mining Company; Randstad; Orica Chile; Valley Waters; Teck Mining Company; More Errazuriz; Agrosuper; 3G Consultants; Born Advertising; Ballesta Consultant; and Elqui Web.

Furthermore, another point to highlight among its planned initiatives is the task of extending the services of the employment portal (which is currently intended for graduates and graduates) to undergraduate students (regular ULS students).

''During this year, we wanted to take this target group in order to insert students early into the labor market, thereby achieving opportunities for learning, support and advantages for their professional profile. Among the skills that are favored by having jobs during university life are teamwork, leadership, tolerance for frustrations and others. Data from the Office of Institutional Studies indicate that 54% of first-year students who entered the University of La Serena in 2014 plan to work during their student period, for this reason, the Office's initiative takes on greater strength and relevance,'' explained Viviana Vásquez. 

Let us remember that the Graduate Monitoring Office has its offices on the Andrés Bello Campus of the university and all the information about its work is available on the portal http://egresados.userena.cl/