Estudio de empleabilidad de la carrera de Comercio Exterior.

Abstract

This research document determines the factors that affect the employability of graduates of the UCSG Foreign Trade career. In this case, the deductive method with a mixed approach, descriptive-exploratory scope, and a non-cross-sectional, transactional design was used. The population analyzed included graduates and employers from Ecuador. The formula for finite populations helped calculate the sample of graduates. The final sample size was 173 and a 6.78% margin of error. As instruments for collecting information, in-depth interviews and surveys validated the data. Non-probability convenience sampling was used for the surveys sent to people who are not in the graduate database. After completing the analyses, it was possible to conclude that the main factors that may affect a job search, are for graduates: knowledge acquired, necessary skills, work experience, and languages. For employers, on the other hand, are languages and the attitude of each graduate in job interviews.