Young professionals: ‘In our generation, it’s easier for all of us to find jobs’

However, when the time came, she made a wise choice and today she is professionally and personally satisfied. She is a microbiologist and currently works as an analyst at the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS).

“I never quite knew what to study. It was a decision that was made at a very young age. I remember being very interested in the health field, especially medicine and nutrition.

“However, through reviewing the study plan, through the presentations they gave us on career guidance, reviewing the university pages, and going to the career fair, I learned that microbiology” Bermudez said.

To be precise, that game was one of Nine Who achieved the best three employability indicators In research Monitor the employment status of national university graduates in 2017 and 2019, Conducted by the National Council of Headteachers Knowledge Base (Conare) and published in 2022.

According to this study, all statistics graduates, meteorologicalcomputer engineering, microbiology, pharmacy, industrial design, criminal law, public relations and veterinary medicine They have jobs, full-time jobs, and, Apart from, They are employed in industries related to their profession.

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The right decision

Although the microbiology course caught Graciela’s attention, when the time came to make a decision, she wasn’t sure what to do. So, on her entrance exam to the University of Costa Rica (UCR), she listed the subject as her first choice and medicine as her second.

“There was already talk at the time about the saturation of the pharmaceutical market. I had never had a passion to do something since I was a child, and I don’t remember ever having that passion. When I was evaluating career options, I considered things that I enjoyed and had work opportunities for,” the San Jose resident recalls.

However, when the course started, he knew it was for him. When he completed his third year, he started working at CCSS as a Microbiology Technician 2. In September 2019, a month after graduation, she was offered the opportunity to secure a permanent position.

“I remember the school gave us an initiation ceremony; we were all classmates that day because we graduated from UCR together, and we talked about how a few of us already had dates.

“The event was on Friday or Saturday, some people started booking on Monday, others the following Monday. In my generation, it’s easier for all of us to find jobs” Bermudez said.