For batch 2009 graduates school looks bleak

For batch 2009 graduates, school looks bleak. "They are anxious, because they read the press and realize, even if they have not yet experienced it the arrival on the labour market will be difficult", said Christian Darantière, Executive Director of the Association to facilitate employability of graduates (Afij). The wind has turned in recent months and competition announcement, indeed, very harsh for new entrants, that it comes from young graduates of 2008 still unemployed or experienced unemployment frameworks. To work around the obstacle, the graduates of 2009 already multiplying avoidance strategies. Pass in review.

l continue studies

This is a trend initiated in recent years. Many young people differ from their arrival on the labour market, in engaging in a new specialization - University degree in one year, second master - even after a long academic course or diploma bac 5 school. Sciences po Paris, the "big bags" are legion: "30 to 40 of the students of the master of public affairs have a dual curriculum, and often come from commerce or engineering school," says Karim Amellal, responsible for the flagship of the school master.

l get an internship

Gain experience to seduce recruiters became the priority. Many graduates have played the game during their courses. The investigation of the Conference of the great schools on the integration of their graduates 2008 thus highlighted an increase in the number of graduates by alternating or learning, courses dealing with 12 of them. But the hottest track remains the stage, to develop skills and network. As in the facs of Aix, Lyon-II or the IEP of Toulouse, a degree of "professional experience", Sciences po Aix saw the day. It offers the most for the conventions of internship for several months, "a springboard to enable our graduates to enter the world of employment", said Frédéric Ferrazzola, responsible for the tuition fees at the IEP of Aix.

l go competitions

Offering a job guaranteed, administrative competitions continue to attract. "The real thrust of nomination contests should take place at school", considers Gérard Larguier, Director of Ipesup, an institution deprived of preparation in these competitions. At Sciences po, the chain of preparation "attracts actually more and more students", notes Karim Amellal. But the available places are increasingly rare, and young people know.

l leaving

"Conditions brings young people to consider from now starting projects abroad planned for later," said Tania Jibot, consultant Apec Centre in Paris. But the crisis affects most countries, they are reminded of. Head of service to the Civi, information about international volunteering Centre, Stéphane Perchenet finds a dramatic increase in the number of CV on the site, with 50,000 young ready to go for these missions of six months to two years, against 40,000 a year ago. In July, the young 6.366 in life were slightly fewer than in January and the number of business proposals began to slow, especially in the automotive sector. He languished in banking and financial circles.

l get a small job

This is a new trend that has found this year Hervé Lecat, President of completeness, school support organization. "Many young 2008 graduates give classes for us, because they did not find work." Thus, they maintain a certain level of activity consistent with their job search. "A Afij, preferred advise young people a small job over a certain downgrading by accepting a job déqualifié in his sector"because it is very difficult to go back then. "