LA INSERCIÓN LABORAL UNIERSITARIA Y SU RELACIÓN CON LA TRAYECTORIA PROFESIONAL

THE EMPLOYMENT OF UNIVERSITY GRADUATES AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THEIR CAREER PATH

Abstract

This article analyzes the relationship between university labor insertion and the professional trajectory of final-semester students and graduates of the Public Accounting program at DACEA-UJAT during 2024–2025. The study identifies significant gaps that limit employability: lack of work experience emerges as the main obstacle, followed by limited job availability and deficiencies in soft skills, regulatory knowledge, and technological competencies. These conditions reveal a clear misalignment between academic training and current labor market requirements. The analysis gains institutional relevance due to the role played by the Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco within the public financing system. With a budget exceeding 2.8 billion pesos in 2025, spending efficiency—regulated by the General Government Accounting Law—is directly linked to academic outcomes and the labor insertion of its graduates. Likewise, the main stakeholders (UJAT, the State Education Secretariat, the State Government, the Private Sector, and the IMCP Tabasco) influence the quality of professional training, university–industry linkage, and the generation of first-employment opportunities. The research employs a mixed-method approach with an exploratory and hypothetico-deductive design, using a Likert-scale survey administered to 175 participants and documentary triangulation. The results confirm a significant relationship between academic training and professional trajectory. The study concludes that strengthening university–industry collaboration, updating curricula, and improving transparency in educational spending are essential to increasing employability. Longitudinal and inter-institutional comparative studies are recommended for future research.