Information on the thesis "Youth Employment and Career Integration - A Survey in Ninh Binh City, Ninh Binh Province (2005-2011)" by graduate student Dinh Thi Mai Tram, majoring in Sociology.1. Student's Full Name: Dinh Thi Mai Tram 2. Gender: Female 3. Date of Birth: May 15, 1986 4. Place of Birth: Ninh Thanh Commune Health Station 5. Decision No. 1528/QD-XHNV-KH&SDH, dated October 14, 2009, issued by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi 6. Changes during the training process: None 7. Thesis Title: Integration into Employment and Occupations of Youth - A Survey in Ninh Binh City, Ninh Binh Province (2005-2011) 8. Major: Sociology; Code: 60 31 30 9. Scientific Advisor: Dr. Truong An Quoc, Department of Sociology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi 10. Summary of thesis results: Through the research, investigation, and survey process, the thesis has obtained certain results: - The thesis has identified the needs and desires of young people regarding employment and careers. The investigation and survey showed that a large percentage (59%) of young people believe that finding a job and choosing a career is difficult, and 25.5% believe it is very difficult. The biggest difficulties and obstacles young people face in the job search process are: A small number of jobs but too many applications; followed by the difficulty in finding a profession that matches their training. Faced with such difficulties in finding employment, young people prioritize job selection based on criteria such as a good working environment and conditions, job stability, and high income opportunities. However, criteria like career advancement, suitability to their field of study, alignment with their interests, and the ability to demonstrate their capabilities are considered important by a small percentage of young people. This demonstrates the flexible adaptation of young people in the process of integration. Nevertheless, there is a discrepancy between the job selection criteria set by young people and their current job satisfaction levels. Young people are not truly satisfied with their current jobs. The difficulties in finding employment and their needs and desires for jobs are also clearly reflected in their job turnover. A large percentage (60%) of young people have changed jobs (once, twice, or more than twice). Young workers are willing to accept temporary jobs and then seek and switch to better jobs. - Clarifying the methods of job searching and career selection. The main sources of information young people access to job searching and career selection are relatives, friends, and the internet, while information from television, newspapers, radio, job placement centers, and organizations/associations accounts for a small percentage of their access. Information from the internet varies depending on educational level; those with higher education have better access to job information online. The role of job placement centers and organizations/associations is still insufficient in providing advice and job information to workers in general and young workers in particular. This shows that young people mainly seek jobs through their social networks and social capital. - Assessing the ability to meet job and career requirements. An assessment of the current skill level of young people (English proficiency, computer skills, communication, teamwork, presentation skills) shows that communication skills are rated higher, followed by computer skills, while teamwork, presentation, and English proficiency are rated lower. During their employment, young workers must undergo retraining by businesses, agencies, and organizations to meet job requirements. They also need to constantly improve their knowledge and skills through continuous learning. Common methods include reading professional books and research materials, learning from and exchanging ideas with friends, colleagues, and supervisors (within the same workplace), and learning from and exchanging ideas with friends and colleagues (outside the workplace). Seeking advice from teachers and experts is less frequently used by young people. - Simultaneously, the study also offered several recommendations regarding employment and career opportunities for young people in the integration period within the region. 11. Practical application: The study provided an overview of the ability of young people to meet employment and career requirements in the integration period; the needs and choices of young people regarding employment and careers, as well as how they seek employment through specific survey data in the research area during the period 2005-2011, especially with the impact of joining the World Trade Organization (WTO) (officially effective date January 11, 2007). In addition, the study also offered several recommendations to help young people seeking employment find suitable jobs and careers in the integration period. Managers and policymakers have solutions to better utilize this workforce. 12. Further research directions: None. 13. Published works related to the thesis: None.
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Dinh Thi Mai Tram. 2. Gender: Female. 3. Date of birth: May 15, 1986. 4. Place of birth: Ninh Thanh commune health station. 5. Decision on recognition of learners number: 1528/QD-XHNV-KH&SĐH. Dated: October 14, 2009. 6. Changes in academic process: No 7. The theme of the thesis: Employment, occupation integration in youth. Surveying on Ninh Binh city, Ninh Binh province (the period 2005-2011) 8. Major: Sociology. 9. Code: 60 31 30. 9. Supervisor: Dr. Truong An Quoc, Department of Sociology, University of Social Sciences And Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 10. Summary of the findings of the thesis: Through the process of research, investigation, survey, thesis has obtained certain results: - Thesis shows needs, desires for employment, professionalism of youth. Survey shows large proportion (about 59% of youth) said that searching for a job, choosing a career of young people is difficult and 25.5% said it is very difficult. However, the biggest difficulty, obstacle that youth face in the process of searching for a job is the quantity of jobs very little but the number of registration dossier too much, further that is difficult to find a professional which is suitable for trained majors. Facing these difficulties on the job, career makes young people choose a job with the criteria such as that good environment and working conditions, ensuring the stability, high income. Criteria such as promotion, suitability for trained majors, interests, asserting capacity themselves account for a low rate of young people evaluate highly the importance. This is the flexible adaptation of youth in integration process. However, between criteria for job, career that youth given and the satisfaction level with their work are also different at present. The youth don't really sastisfy with their current work. Difficulties on finding jobs and demand, expectations to be worked of youth are also clearly shown on changing in work. This is shown in large ratio (60%) young people have ever changed job (1 time, 2 times, over 2 times). Youth labor are ready to accept to do temporary jobs then they will look for better jobs. - Clarifies ways to look for a job, choose a career: To look for a job, choose a career, youth access the major information resources from their relatives, friends and internet. Information from the resources: television, newspapers, radio stations, job centers, the organizations, associations accounts for only low rate. Of which, information from the internet is different from educational level. Young people who with high educational level can approach better information resources about employment on the internet. Job centers and organizations are not responsive to providing information about employment for labor in general and youth labor in parcular. Thereby can realize that, youth mainly look for a job by their social network and social capital. - Assesses ability to meet requires for job, career. Assesses qualification, skills of youth at present (level of English, informatics, communication, team work, presentation). One of them, communication skill of youth is assessed better, the next is level of informatics. Team work, presentation skills, level of English are evaluated less. In working process, youth labor has to experience retraining process of business, office, organization to be able to respond requirements of the job. In working process, youth also have to usually study to enhance qualification, knowledge, skills, in that, the way that youth usually apply is reading documents, studying professional books, learning, exchanging with friends, colleagues, person in charge (the same workplace), following, it is the way: learning, exchanging with friends, colleagues (different workplace). Other ways: ask consultations, meet their teachers, the experts account for small proportion of youth apply. - In addition, the thesis also gives some recommendations towards job, career of the youth in the integration period in study area. 11. Practical applicability: Thesis takes an overview of the ability to meet requirements for job, career of youth in the integration period; needs and choices of youth to occupation. Besides that is how they find a job through information sources, detailed survey data on study area in the period 2005 - 2011, especially under the impact on joining the International Trade Organization WTO (the officially effective date November 1, 2007). In addition, the thesis also makes some recommendations to help the young people who are wishing to find employment opportunities, choose an appropriate professional in the integration period; As managers, policy makers have solutions to use a better way this labor force. 12. Further research directions: No 13. Thesis-related publications: No
