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Graduate Pathways

From vocational certificates to Master's and PhDs: how to navigate the new global job market. A diploma is no longer enough – skills rule. Discover strategies to showcase your academic journey.

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Soft skills: The #1 skill that employers look for in young graduates
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Soft skills: The #1 skill that employers look for in young graduates

While artificial intelligence redefines the intrinsic value of work, the diploma is giving way to a new ontological standard: behavioral capital. In 2026, if France produces more qualified youth than ever, access to the first stable job looks more and more like a test of strength. According to the latest data from the APEC Barometer, 84% of Bac+5 level graduates consider their job search difficult, a figure that has increased by 20 points in two years.

License and Master: Is a university degree still enough to get a permanent contract?
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License and Master: Is a university degree still enough to get a permanent contract?

In the cozy corridors of the universities of the Sorbonne or the Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, a question haunts the lecture halls: is the parchment given at the end of the course still the safe conduct that it claims to be? In 2026, the employment equation has changed. What was once a certainty – a Master's degree equals a permanent contract – has become a fragile hypothesis, subject to the violent winds of artificial intelligence and an unprecedented inflation of academic titles.

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