Rozhodování absolventů středních škol pro studium na vysoké škole a jejich očekávané uplatnění v porovnání s realitou na trhu práce v České republice v roce 2019

This bachelor’s thesis is focused on decision-making of high school graduates to study at university and their expected application in comparison with the reality on the labor market in the Czech Republic in 2019. The main goal is to find out, on the basis of a questionnaire survey, according to which criteria and economic factors this decision-making takes place. The questionnaire includes questions about university student’s perceptions of salary and finding a job after graduation. The thesis also analyzes the labor market in terms of wage evaluation and unemployment, including the development of interest in higher education in recent years, which shows that the number of applications, with the exception of the academic year 2019/20, is declining. The answer that prevails among students is that they want to study at university due to the higher expected salary. Students mostly expect their montly gross wage to be in range of 20 000-40 000 CZK and in the range of 30 000-50 000 CZK after 5 years worth of experience. The vast majority also expect easy entry into the labor market and finding employment 3 months after graduating. These conclusions mostly coincide with the reality on the labor market, however students tend to underestimate themselves in their ability to find the job in a shorter period of time.