The Role of Graduates’ Field of Study and its Impact on the Transition to Working Life

The paper is focuses on research of the chosen field of study influence on finding employment for university graduates. The research was carried out at a random sample of tertiary education graduates, at the selected universities in Brno, Czech Republic. In the research, there were tested three hypotheses concerning the employment situation of graduates based on their choice of study field. Relative frequencies were used when processing the questionnaire-survey data to test statistical hypotheses. Both single- and multistage sorting was used to test various question combinations for independence. The survey findings reveal the relations among the graduated field of study and the possibility to apply for a proper job, to reach the expectation of job positions.