Aspects of implementation of models of interaction between career centers of universities and industrial enterprises in the conditions of labor market transformation

Today universities are creating all conditions for successful training, improving the graduates’ competitiveness at the labour market and employment according to the qualification received. In the conditions of social and economic transformations a significant number of young specialists are not able to adapt to the labor market. This is caused by lack of practical experience and the resulting low professional status. The balance between the labor market needs for young specialists and the universities’ ability to educate them can be achieved by close interaction between the professional educational institutions and potential employers. To coordinate the interests of both experts apply various interaction models able to ensure harmonization of the process.The article in hand deals with four models of interaction between the university career centres and partner companies which use two models of such interaction in the Southwest State University. The authors analyzed the level of integration of the career centres with other structural departments of the university showing the link between the interaction model implemented in the university and the level of integration. The research allowed to make a conclusion about sufficient influence the university career centres’ activities on the graduates’ competitiveness at the labour market.Cooperation of universities and employers is aimed at implementing a complex of measures, means and methods which ensure providing the appropriate level of professional education. Also it contributes to solving the following tasks: engagement of the companies in the graduates’ employment according to their qualifications, participation of the university staff in scientific research activity within the topics suggested by the companies, involvement of the partner companies to career guidance activities and events aimed at developing the information environment in the labour market and increasing the attractiveness of the employer’s brand in the eyes of graduates.Regional universities are facing the problem of the graduates’ employment in the city – forming enterprises and companies operating in the region. Taking into account that young specialists tend to migrate to the regional centres, it is essential to take measures to increase the attractiveness of work conditions with the emerging trend of staff outflow. Promotion of employment of young specialists can be effective only in case of establishing long-term “university-student-employer†partnership.