Human capital or signalling, unpacking the graduate premium

Rospigliosi, Asher; Greener, Susan; Bourner, Tom; Sheehan, Maura

doi:10.1108/ijse-03-2013-0056

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“…This perspective assumes that higher education is simply an apparatus for graduates to indicate the capabilities they possess to those that are hiring. Rospigliosi, Greener, Bourner and Sheehan (2014) write that the industry identifies individals with innate marketable qualities that are hard to observe, by looking at their educational achievements. This view regards education as a window to observe inborn qualities of a graduates, rather than a process of developing knowledge and skills that are needed for productivity in the industry.…”

Section: University and The Economymentioning

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Perspectives on graduate employability attributes for management sciences graduates

Shivoro

Shalyefu²,

Kadhila³

2017

SAJHE

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Universities need to take stock of the current state of graduate employability from both the employers' and the graduates' perspectives if they are to respond effectively to the knowledge and skills requirements of the industry. Globally, graduate employability is a concept that is becoming increasingly popular in the higher education sector. The underlying assumption is that graduates need attributes other than those skills needed in the subject-specific discipline. This article provides an assessment of stakeholders' perceptions on graduate employability attributes for management sciences graduates in Namibia. The study applied a survey method, with questionnaires being administered to the three types of stakeholder, namely, employers, lecturers and graduates. The study found a mismatch in responses between these stakeholders regarding the attributes that are important for the job market, those that are emphasised in curricula, and those that graduates need more training on. The argument presented by the article is that mapping stakeholders' perceptions will enable universities to equip their graduates with employability attributes needed by the industry.

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Section: University and The Economymentioning

confidence: 99%

Perspectives on graduate employability attributes for management sciences graduates

Shivoro

Shalyefu²,

Kadhila³

2017

SAJHE

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“…Additionally, the selection and recruitment of a candidate and hence employability are not just a matter of someone possessing formal qualifications but a more complex and multidimensional process that is generally related to the job search effective process, the appearance, impression and performance of the candidate during the interview process. Αpproaching the concept of employability through the broadening of the perspective of the graduates is crucial as their views are not yet well known (Jackson 2015;Rospigliosi et al, 2014) and and the results through the understanding of their own perspective strategically affects organizational performance (Wright, Golf & Moliterno, 2014) 1.1.1 Literature Review…”

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The Significance of Employability Training Courses According to Graduate Views: Empirical Research for Greece

Dimopoulos¹

2019

IJHRS

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There is a consensus that employability isn’t only gathering degrees and other qualifications but rather is a set of various factors such as possessing the right transferable skills, the knowledge of job market, the combination of personal attributes, the ongoing training, self presentation skills, networking and ego drive to navigate yourself effectively in a continuous changing world of work. On the other hand, there is an opinion in general that graduates have a remarkable problem to enter the job market for the first time. They don’t know how to search effectively for new job positions, how to present their skills and abilities towards the recruiters or employers and have no idea how to react in the interview process. Finally, employee candidates after graduation need help and consultancy to enter the job market.This study aims to search the role of training courses in enhancing candidates’ employability outcomes according to their opinion. For this purpose, an empirical research has been conducted in order to explore the view of the candidates’ about the importance of relative courses to enhance their employability. In particular we asked two hundreds and thirteen post graduates students in Greece about their opinion of the usefulness in participating and attaint such courses. Furthermore, combined we asked them how much they agree with particular statements that employability is more than having someone qualifications.Results show that employability training courses could contribute effectively in employability outcomes .Also participants agree to the statements that to be someone employable depends not only on their qualifications but also on other factors such as the effectiveness of utilizing job search methods, self promotion skills, networking etc.

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“…Society considers university education as human capital; nonetheless, society evaluates and rates courses differently because courses are not attributed to the same importance. According to Rospigliosi, Greener, Bourner & Sheehan (2014), the importance of a university education can be analysed through the lenses of human capital, but also in a perspective to inform the job market of the importance of each academic curriculum. It should be considered the potential of productivity that students must offer in the job market in both instances.…”

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Values and trust in human capital: University students’ perceptions, 2015-2017

Costa

Pereira

2019

RGE

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A confianza é un valor importante para a comprensión e o fortalecemento das relacións humanas. Tradúcese na expectativa da persistencia e no cumprimento da orde natural e moral, e sustenta unha existencia verdadeiramente significativa. Fomenta as interaccións, a cooperación, a empatía e o benestar entre as persoas. Axúdalles a responder con eficiencia aos desafíos cotiáns e a construír unha sociedade máis digna, fraterna e menos conflitiva. Esta investigación busca comprender o nivel de confianza dos estudantes universitarios en varios aspectos das súas vidas académicas, particularmente nas súas relacións con colegas, mestres, familias e institucións académicas e comunitarias, entre outras. Aínda que os estudantes indican que teñen moita confianza nas súas familias, amigos e colegas próximos, a súa confianza nas institucións académicas e na comunidade en xeral é moi fráxil. A maioría dos estudantes involucrados nesta investigación realizan moi pouco traballo voluntario ou filantrópico, pero son conscientes de que tales actividades teñen un impacto positivo na súa conversión en bos cidadáns. Afirman que o liderado é un valor ao que aspiran, e expresan unha forte motivación para converterse en empresarios en diversas áreas de negocios. Ao comparar as diferentes opcións educativas realizadas polos estudantes, parece que os que asisten a cursos de ciencias sociais están máis motivados para traballar na comunidade ca os estudantes involucrados noutras áreas de estudo que tenden a favorecer os seus intereses individuais.

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Human capital or signalling, unpacking the graduate premium

Abstract: This paper looks at the debate on the contribution of Higher Education (HE)

Cited by 40 publications

References 22 publications

Perspectives on graduate employability attributes for management sciences graduates

Perspectives on graduate employability attributes for management sciences graduates

The Significance of Employability Training Courses According to Graduate Views: Empirical Research for Greece

Values and trust in human capital: University students’ perceptions, 2015-2017

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