This study examined the factors that determined labour market outcomes for recently graduated, underrepresented college students. Chile’s largest higher education institution, which has a significant number of first-generation students from more deprived social sectors, was considered. A quantitative methodology was applied using logistic and multinomial regression models. Occupational status and income level were chosen as the dependent variables and five dimensions of independent variables were considered: sociodemographic attributes, human capital, academic characteristics, personality traits, and work environment. The results indicated that males, graduates who worked during their studies, heads of households, graduates from technical-professional high schools, those who completed their higher education studies in a timely manner, those who worked for larger private companies, and those who worked in a different geographical region to the one in which they studied had better labour market outcomes. Suggestions for institutional practices to help underrepresented students have successful career transitions are discussed.

这项研究调查了决定近期毕业、代表性不足的大学生的劳动力市场结果的因素。智利最大的高等教育机构被考虑在内，该机构拥有大量来自较贫困社会部门的第一代学生。使用逻辑和多项回归模型应用定量方法。选择职业地位和收入水平作为因变量，考虑自变量的五个维度：社会人口属性、人力资本、学术特征、个性特征和工作环境。结果表明，男性、在读期间工作的毕业生、户主、技术专业高中毕业生、按时完成高等教育学业的人、那些为较大的私营公司工作的人，以及那些在与他们所研究的地理区域不同的地理区域工作的人，在劳动力市场上的表现更好。讨论了帮助代表性不足的学生成功实现职业转型的机构实践建议。