Kommersant: 45% of CASE-IN participants named professional growth as a priority for choosing a job

Professional development turned out to be the main criterion when choosing an employer for 45% of engineering students, according to the results of a survey conducted by the organizing committee of the CASE-IN championship. In the list of students' priorities, career growth outstripped salary — only 28% stated its absolute importance.

The Organizing Committee of the CASE-IN Championship, with the support of the Presidential Platform "Russia — the Land of Opportunities", interviewed 300 engineering students to find out their career priorities. The most popular answer was professional development (45%), followed by a decent salary (28%), and a friendly team.

"The main trend this year is that young people are looking for an environment for high—quality professional development," said Artem Korolev, founder of the CASE-IN championship. At the same time, students' salary expectations remain high. 48% of respondents expect an income of 70 thousand rubles, another 40% expect to receive from 50 thousand rubles. 9.5% of the study participants are ready to start with a salary of 40 thousand rubles.

Two thirds of students are ready to move to another region for a suitable job. At the same time, 85% of them rely on the employer's help with housing, and 80% — with transportation.

The majority of respondents positively assess the training at their universities: 87% believe that the university trains in-demand specialists. Another 77% reported that the university provides places for internships at enterprises.

"SIBUR" ""The System Operator of the Unified Energy System", "Gazprom Energoholding", "Rosseti" and ALROSA are among the top five companies where students would like to complete an internship or start a career.

A source: Kommersant