Students pessimistic about future careers - Continental

ERJ staff report (DS)

Hannover - The consequences of the economic and financial crisis have had a telling impact on German students: Their career expectations have plummeted. Whereas at the beginning of 2009, as the crisis was first making itself felt, one out of every four surveyed was still “very confident” as regards career prospects, now only one out of seven feels that way.

At the same time there is a stronger yearning for job security, longer length of service with one employer, more loyalty in professional relations and regular working hours.  The data comes from Continental AG which has released details of its latest survey into student attitudes.

At the company's behest, TNS/Infratest queried around 1000 students as to their opinions on careers, the work world and university-related topics. Other thematic focal points this year were professional qualification as well as university reform and its im­plementation in Germany.

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Press release from Continental