Needless to extend his studies at any price

Good news: the youth employment finally became a great national cause - awareness of the issues came to be. But the solution to this question is largely by successful and effective guidance. It is now, between January and March, are the decisive choices for the future graduates of this year, via the procedure "Undergraduate Admission". Small overview of the illusions and prejudices - many - still prevailing in this area.

Not always. Success is not necessarily synonymous with the term. Certain fields in two or three years (licensing pro, bachelors...) can also lead to great careers. Above all, avoid earning diplomas, and ensure the coherence of the training path. Needless to extend his studies at any price.

Yes, but... Should be avoided, of course, to blindly start a private exit opportunities training. But one must wonder about studies that want to follow: we learn well than what it is motivated. "Employment must not be the only criterion, summarizes Nicolas Fellus, Director of the media in the Group Studyrama." For many choose orientation, must be reconciled three elements: its aspirations, its skills and employment opportunities.

False. The universities have made considerable progress. They open onto the company, increasing the professional courses. And if the failure rate is still high in first year, the percentage of successful master is quite satisfactory. Some universities, such as Dauphine or université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), are also a very strong-y to the international reputation.

Very questionable. Many young people, it is true, lack of ambition and struggle to plan for the future. But many parents subject their children to excessive pressure. "This obsession with success often leads to failure," observed Jacques Lévi, Advisor to the CIDJ-Paris. It is better to pass through a "Honourable" die than to be left behind in another, more prestigious, but where is likely to discourage.

Archi-faux. "In the top, are often the best elements who choose learning" provides Estelle Anne-vine, development of CFA sub 2000, responsible for 3,000 apprentices, 114 degrees of superior, in partnership with a dozen universities. "Because it is a demanding way: he must be motivated, keep the pace, to be a true collaborator." The insertion of graduates is in general very good: the CFA sub 2000, 75 of them have a job four months after the end of their studies. Moreover, learning after the tray is gaining ground - the master level and high school. In Ile-de-France, apprentices of superior will be even majority next year.

A nuance. Of course, they require a strong background and a serious work - but that is not insurmountable if one is not resistant to the math. Then, the courses of engineering are a growing place to "soft" sciences (management, marketing, trade, management team...) and personal development. And most importantly, they have a master asset: they offer opportunities in numbers. "It is rare that an engineer know prolonged periods of unemployment in his professional life," assured Alain Storck, Director of the Insa-Lyon. "Not to mention that the needs in the years to come, should increase again..." A diploma is today an insurance risk.

Exact. A growing number of students spend at least six months in a University abroad - and more often a year or even more. The international became a passport to success.

True, unfortunately. The sale, for example, barely attract candidates. "It is yet a remarkable stepping stone, which leads to the most beautiful careers", thus argues Frank Riboud, CEO of Danone. "It is one of the trades which recruit the most," confirmed Nicolas Fellus. "But the retail, hotel, transport and logistics are in the same case." On the trades of mouth, they remain a huge deposit of positions. "Cooking, for example, has changed image", said Bruno de Monte, Director of the school Ferrandi, Paris, which forms a CAP or holders of a bachelor pro"in three years. "It is now perceived as a business to success, where it can be his own boss." Many young people come after a generalist tray, even with two or three years of graduate studies, often with the ambition to create their own activity. They are not difficult to find a job - in the kitchen or in the service.

True. The grandes écoles, licence pro and masters pro, IUT, masters specialized pro, learning bachelors... All channels designed to lead to employment, in association with professionals. In contrast to the mainstream formations, which give a base of knowledge, but unrelated to the business world. In General, be preferred formations which provide a good dose of internships.

False. "He must be aware that opportunities, excluding education, are not insured at the exit," warns Jacques Lévi. "The riskiest disciplines are the psychology and sociology-d-' as much as they are more demanding that believed - particularly because they require knowledge in the sciences.". The dropout rate is very high. "But the"Humanities", by the open-mindedness and intellectual agility that elles require, can also prepare remarkably for many functions in the company. Witness the operation Phoenix, allowing each year literary reach of audit firms, banks and industrial firms.

Error. Ideally, it should start thinking about his orientation as early as the third class, to slowly refine his project. "Need to go soon, especially if it is not well defined project", says Jacques Lévi. "And, if possible, increase the interlocutors, to better identify the different possibilities. It does decide its future in half an hour of maintenance with an advisor.