Income in the first year, occupation categories, personal marketing and the selection processes were analyzed by the speaker.

Academics and students from the Auditing, Architecture, Computer Engineering, Agricultural Engineering and Pedagogy in English careers at the University of La Serena, were invited to participate in the talk “Employability and the Labor Market”, organized by the Graduate Monitoring Office of the house of studies and which was led by the employability consultant of Trabajondo.com, Bruna Álvarez.

The activity aimed to provide participants with an overview of average income according to years of experience, occupation areas, areas of development, among other indicators. Likewise, the professional provided some tools for negotiating the first rent, presentation and performance in the individual and group selection interview and other areas in which students and academics had questions. The importance of being clear about who we are as professionals, what differentiates us and where we want to go in our career was evident in the talk.

Regarding the selection processes, Bruna Álvarez highlighted the importance of personal presentation (taking care of clothing and hygiene), being punctual, listening to the interviewer, fulfilling the promises and commitments made with the recruiters, in addition to being authentic and kind. Regarding income, he called on young people to visit portals such as Trabajondo.com or Mifuturo.cl to have information on the average salaries of the different professions according to years of experience and thus have the necessary references when consulted about claims. for a certain position or position.

In terms of personal marketing, he highlighted that it is important to take care of the vocabulary used, adapt the message to the context and interlocutor (idioms, familiarity, etc.) and transmit the positive aspects of both work and academic experiences. Likewise, given the massiveness of social networks, he called on future professionals to take care of their “virtual appearance”, that is, select the levels of privacy necessary for their publications and also the quality of the content (messages, photographs and other ).

Another very relevant area is that of strengths and weaknesses, which is always consulted in the selection processes. The employability consultant from Trabajondo.com urged young people to be clear about these aspects, being sincere, taking care of the way in which we present these personal characteristics, being self-critical and considering the ability to improve the negative. 

“What I recommend most is to prepare. As we talked about in the talk, we are in a very competitive market, where the level of competition that we are going to have in terms of professionals, in terms of the number of people with the same years of experience as us, the profession, training, etc. ., It is very wide. Therefore, preparation is key to the competitive advantage that you can generate. (…) Never improvise, the anxiety is already too much to have to improvise. It is better to arrive with something a little more prepared,” said Bruna Álvarez.

Likewise, the speaker highlighted that the ULS is carrying out this type of activities to contribute to the preparation of those who are close to entering the world of work. “I think that is something very valuable about the University of La Serena because there are few universities that care about the future of their graduates. Sometimes it is enough for the study houses that that person literally hires that degree and pays for it, and they do not worry so much about what happens to that person in the future with that degree. So, the fact that the University provides these types of instances, which are super valuable, speaks very well of the concern, the empathy of the professionals who are here and those who care about their students. Therefore, I call on you to use these instances, participate in fairs, talks, access this Office, all these professionals who are willing to provide knowledge, technology, even in your favor. Again, there are few universities that care about generating indicators and these types of spaces,” she declared.

For her part, the director of the Audit School, Mg. Patricia Cortés expressed that “I thought everything that was presented was fabulous, very interesting for the students, in terms of the fact that they are on the verge of searching for a professional internship and they are going to be professionals in searching for a job here.” next year.” Likewise, the director highlighted the orientation of the talk, “from the logic of how one presents himself to the interview, from the tips that were given in relation to how they respond, how they dress, punctuality, many aspects that one makes them see. also within his years of training,” adding that “the messages that were delivered during his presentation were very assertive.”

It is important to highlight that this talk is part of the actions carried out during the year by the Graduate Monitoring Office as part of its Capacity Building program, led by psychologist Natalia Carvajal, who conducts coaching workshops at the career level. . For more details about these actions, you can enter the portal http://egresados.userena.cl or write to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..