Does the Early Bird Get the Worm? An Analysis of Academic Success, Early Placement Preparation, and Hiring

Freeman, Brenda; Schopen, Ann

doi:10.1002/j.2161-1920.1992.tb00958.x

Journal of Employment Couns

1992

DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1920.1992.tb00958.x

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Does the Early Bird Get the Worm? An Analysis of Academic Success, Early Placement Preparation, and Hiring

Brenda Freeman

Ann Schopen

Abstract: Ability and effort, two aspects of Weiner's theory of resultant achievement, were examined in relation to success in securing full‐time employment. Using grade point average as a measure of ability and early credential preparation as a measure of effort, effort was found to be a significant predictor of employment.

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“…To achieve job success in the turbulent economy of the 199Os, older students, women, and minorities should consider job search at an early stage in their academic career (Waldrop, 1992). Freeman and Schopen (1992) found that opening a placement file with the university career placement center at an early stage in the academic career improved chances of being hired. Moreover, sharing information and social support through a job club can be particularly effective (Silliker, 1993).…”

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Employment of Recent University Business Graduates: Do Age, Gender, and Minority Status Make a Difference?

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Tanner

Knouse

1996

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This study examined differences in the process of job search based on age, gender, and minority status. A sample of 398 recent business graduates of a southern university completed a survey on their current status and job search process, which was matched to their academic record. Results showed that women had higher GPAs than did men, but fewer women went on to graduate school immediately after graduation. African Americans had lower GPAs at graduation, were more likely to have used the university placement center, and were less likely to have had internships than Whites. These results are discussed in terms of providing better preemployment opportunities for women and African Americans and in terms of a realistic employment preview mechanism for all students.

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Employment of Recent University Business Graduates: Do Age, Gender, and Minority Status Make a Difference?

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Tanner

Knouse

1996

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Job Search Techniques as Employment Channels: Differential Effects on the Initial Employment Success of College Graduates

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Dallam

Laverty

1999

The Career Development Quart

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A conceptual framework suggests that employers will favor applicants from specific employment channels (job search techniques) depending on the qualifications sought. Logistic regression was used to analyze the responses of 1012 baccalaureate graduates to a survey 1 month after graduation. The results support the proposition t h a t alternative search techniques have differential effects depending on the qualifications offered. All search techniques except 1 revealed interaction effects, favoring or limiting graduates with specific characteristics such as appropriate specialization and higher ability. Direct contact with employers and early initiation of search contributed directly to initial baccalaureate-level employment.As Spokane and Hawks (1990) described it in 1990, research on the transition to work for college graduates remains, with the broader literature on job search, "perhaps the most understudied area in contemporary career development" (p. 11 1). The broad dimensions of job search have been identified, but only a few areas of investigation are well enough developed to support major generahzations and principles regarding job seeking. Furthermore, the results to date suggest that various types of search techniques may well have different effects, depending on differential applicant characteristics.

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20-20 Hindsight: A Qualitative Analysis of Hospitality Graduates

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2005

Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education

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Does the Early Bird Get the Worm? An Analysis of Academic Success, Early Placement Preparation, and Hiring

Cited by 3 publications

References 12 publications

Employment of Recent University Business Graduates: Do Age, Gender, and Minority Status Make a Difference?

Employment of Recent University Business Graduates: Do Age, Gender, and Minority Status Make a Difference?

Job Search Techniques as Employment Channels: Differential Effects on the Initial Employment Success of College Graduates

20-20 Hindsight: A Qualitative Analysis of Hospitality Graduates

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