Essay for CAE: Methods schools and universities use to help students find suitable jobs It has become a frustrating tendency that many young people are struggling to find a job after they graduate. The main cause is a huge mismatch between actual courses that are taught at universities and requirements from potential employers. The 21st century has brought gradual changes into our lives, involving a leap in technologies and a significant number of opportunities to develop, but the educational system still hasn’t been changed. Introducing special courses and qualifications may be one of the applicable solutions. Education should be aimed at developing cognitive skills, such as the ability to analyze vast amounts of data, be able to think outside of the box and take advantage of modern devices to do the job. However, designing such a complex program would have difficulties, as there aren’t so many people, whose experience allows to engage with the topic. In addition, funding questions remain open – either the government, or the educational establishments themselves should be responsible for creating and implementing these. However, employers are interested in a quality workforce. In view of this, launching work experience programs for university undergraduates could be beneficial for both sides. On the one hand, students would get familiar with working process and get used to the atmosphere of being employed. Moreover, this would help them choose a career path more wisely and as little or no time will be in vain. I would therefore agree that the best way to make finding a job less stressful and more achievable for graduates is to lay a solid foundation based on general cognitive and communication skills, combined with participating in work experience programs.