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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 1275-1291 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Studies in Higher Education |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| Early online date | 17 Nov 2015 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 May 2017 |
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Keywords
- employability
- graduates
- university employability
- university to work transitions
- careers
- career self management
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Position, possession or process? Understanding objective and subjective employability during university-to-work transitions. / Okay-Somerville, Belgin; Scholarios, Dora.
In: Studies in Higher Education, Vol. 42, No. 7, 01.05.2017, p. 1275-1291.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Position, possession or process? Understanding objective and subjective employability during university-to-work transitions
AU - Okay-Somerville, Belgin
AU - Scholarios, Dora
N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Studies in Higher Education on 17/11/2015, available online: http://wwww.tandfonline.com/10.1080/03075079.2015.1091813
PY - 2017/5/1
Y1 - 2017/5/1
N2 - This article aims to understand predictors of objective (i.e., job offers, employment status and employment quality) and subjective (i.e., perceived) graduate employability during university-to-work transitions. Using survey data from two cohorts of graduates in the UK (N=293), it contrasts three competing theoretical approaches to employability: position (based on social background), possession (of human capital) and process (of career self-management (CSM)). Findings support the process view of graduate employability, developed through engaging in career self-management, in particular environment exploration, networking and guidance seeking. There is also some support for a possession view where educational credentials predict employment quality and perceived employability. Theoretically, the study highlights the importance of proactive career behaviours as well as the constraining role of educational credentials for some during university-to-work transitions. These findings have practical implications for university students/graduates and career counsellors, and, more indirectly, for employers and policy-makers.
AB - This article aims to understand predictors of objective (i.e., job offers, employment status and employment quality) and subjective (i.e., perceived) graduate employability during university-to-work transitions. Using survey data from two cohorts of graduates in the UK (N=293), it contrasts three competing theoretical approaches to employability: position (based on social background), possession (of human capital) and process (of career self-management (CSM)). Findings support the process view of graduate employability, developed through engaging in career self-management, in particular environment exploration, networking and guidance seeking. There is also some support for a possession view where educational credentials predict employment quality and perceived employability. Theoretically, the study highlights the importance of proactive career behaviours as well as the constraining role of educational credentials for some during university-to-work transitions. These findings have practical implications for university students/graduates and career counsellors, and, more indirectly, for employers and policy-makers.
KW - employability
KW - graduates
KW - university employability
KW - university to work transitions
KW - careers
KW - career self management
UR - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03075079.2015.1091813
UR - http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/UBevcrqnzDMGYpC7kyii/full
U2 - 10.1080/03075079.2015.1091813
DO - 10.1080/03075079.2015.1091813
M3 - Article
VL - 42
SP - 1275
EP - 1291
JO - Studies in Higher Education
T2 - Studies in Higher Education
JF - Studies in Higher Education
SN - 0307-5079
IS - 7
ER -