The purpose of this study is to improve the mechanism of employment of graduates of universities in the field in the region with the use of modern computer technology. Namely, the article discusses the advantages and methodological aspects of using the tools of geographic information systems, which are a symbiosis of the management capabilities of large databases and spatial visualization characteristic of topographic maps by using QGIS A relational database table or a spreadsheet with a geolocation field, which allows data to be placed on a map, represents each information layer. The scientific significance of the article is due to the fact that this technology contributes to the creation of a single information space of the employers market in the context of popular specialties, as well as to the active establishment of cooperation between universities and employers in order to improve the mechanism of employment of graduates on the bases of competence-based approach. The result of the research is the methodological aspects of the use of open geographic information system QGIS for managing the employment of young professionals. In addition, tasks have been set for the mechanism for applying geo-information technologies in the employment of university graduates.