What is the profile of those looking for their first job in the workplace? In total they are more women (55%) compared to men and have an intermediate percentage 18 and 21 years old. Among those who study or have graduated, it is the career with the most followers (11%). Business Administration. These are some of the data that Bumeran, the job search portal, revealed in a special report on first jobs.
After Administration, the majors with the most exponents are Economics (6.15%) and Law (5.83%).
“The educational and employment landscape is undergoing significant changes. While traditional careers continue to drive study preferences among young people looking for their first job, we observe a growing interest in non-classical professional fields, which represent 6.23% of the elections”, explains Federico Barni, CEO of Jobint.
Among the unconventional careers that are starting to gain followers are, for example, degrees in Safety and Hygiene, Tourism, Film Production or Criminology,
55.87% of people try to enter the world of work and undertake studies They already graduate; 39.82% are still studying and 4.31% have decided to abandon professional training.
What age are first job candidates? 40.31% are between 18 and 21 years old; 30.40% are between 22 and 25 years old; 17.27% are in the age group between 26 and 29; and 12.02% are 30 years old or older.
There is a significant difference between men and women in terms of the relationship between study and job search. On one side, most men only have secondary school (51.8%), while among women looking for their first job the majority (40.1%) are graduates.
Lack of the most sought-after skills
Only 3.86% of people applying for their first job have a minimum knowledge of English and 3.36% have computer skills, two of the skills most sought after by employers. Therefore, those with these skills demand higher wages.
He expected average salary for the first job applicants it was $248,406 per month in January. However, this amount is less than the $276,615 salary required by new talent with IT skills, a wage gap of 18.73%.
The salary required by candidates for their first job is also higher if they have it English skills. The average salary requested by candidates who know this language was $249,350; with a wage gap of 6.46%.
On an annual level, the First Job index recorded an increase of 170.63%, significantly lower than the cumulative inflation index since January 2023, which reached 275.45%.
Source: Clarin
