The most important areas of development of modern higher education are the intellectualization of the content of the educational process, the introduction of new forms of education, the creation of conditions for students, and the development of their creative abilities. Ultimately, all this should affect the training of specialists who, in the conditions of a market economy and increased competition in the labor market, will be able to solve the problem of employment. Timely and truthful information about the interests and life values of young people makes it possible not only to build the learning process more efficiently, but also to prevent possible negative consequences of unresolved certain problems, such as employment of students and graduates, and to respond in time to changing social needs. This information is provided by regular sociological surveys. One of them was devoted to the employment of pets of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, their work orientation and preferences. In the context of the transition from compulsory distribution of graduates of higher educational institutions and the emergence of new forms of their employment, these issues are of particular interest. In January 1999, a survey of MSU students and graduates was conducted, which allowed (taking into account the results of research by other specialists) to draw conclusions about the specifics of student employment and its causes, employment prospects, job search methods, the main elements of labor motivation, as well as the need for assistance to students and graduates from the university in improving their competitiveness in the market labor market and search for attractive jobs. The survey was conducted on a random sample, using a questionnaire method, covering 165 respondents - 86 students and 80 graduates of 15 faculties. Among the respondents, both undergraduates and graduates, 50 % are women and 50 % are men. In order to better represent the students 'plans after graduation, ... Читать далее