Research on The Unemployment Rate of Students after Graduation in Ho Chi Minh City and Ways to Overcome It

Abstract

Our economy is currently in a very favorable stage of development. From a subsidized economy, it is 
gradually moving to a market economy where people are allowed to be autonomous in business and 
freely develop. Vietnam has a relatively young population structure, which is a great strength to carry out 
the industrialization-modernization of the country. However, there are also negative aspects that arise. 
That is the situation where too many students are unemployed after graduating from colleges and 
universities. This situation has caused many obstacles to the country’s economic and social development. 
Therefore, the question here is what causes that problem? It is because the training process of universities 
has a lot of aspects that do not satisfy the needs of businesses or because students are not equipped with 
enough skills and orientation for themselves. This article will present the limitations as well as the best ways 
to overcome the difficulties for students and is supported by the survey results conducted by 100 students 
from colleges and universities in Ho Chi Minh City. The article uses analytical and qualitative methods to 
clarify the unemployment problem of graduated students. With a rate of about 30% of graduated 
students being unemployed and about 25% of graduated students having jobs different from their majors. 
This research paper is not only for students in Ho Chi Minh City but can also be widely applied to many 
areas across the country.