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Using part-time working to support graduate employment: Needs and perceptions of employers.

Evans, C., Maxfield, T. and Gbadamosi, G., 2015. Using part-time working to support graduate employment: Needs and perceptions of employers. Industry and Higher Education, 29 (4), 305 - 314 .

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DOI: 10.5367/ihe.2015.0260

Abstract

An exploration of the value attached to the work experience of graduates, and particularly the value of part-time working whilst studying for a degree, from an employer’s perspective, is reported. A documentary analysis of graduate recruiters was conducted to assess the extent to which work experience was specified for graduate employment programmes. Further interviews were then carried out with a sample of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to explore how the part-time working of graduates is perceived by employers. Work experience is deemed to be important to employers, not only as a differentiator but also as a measure of how graduates will perform in-post. Employers generally signalled the value of work experience, but indicated that graduates did not make best use of it in their job applications. It is argued that the findings will provide information to universities and educators about the contribution and importance of students’ part-time working in terms of graduate employment prospects and with respect to the employability agenda in the HE curriculum in the UK.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:0950-4222
Uncontrolled Keywords:employability; ; employers; ; graduate careers; ; part-time working
Group:Bournemouth University Business School
ID Code:22794
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:04 Nov 2015 12:51
Last Modified:14 Mar 2022 13:53

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