Careers of University Graduates Views and Experiences in Comparative Perspectives

Graduates from institutions of Higher Education do not only hope to get employed and be better paid. Study can also have an impact on employment and work in many respects: facilitating transition to employment, opening up opportunities for demanding, interesting and responsible professional assignme...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Teichler, Ulrich (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2007, 2007
Edition:1st ed. 2007
Series:Higher Education Dynamics
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Graduate Employment and Work: Various Issues in a Comparative Perspective
  • Socio-biographical Background and Educational Path
  • Study Content and Process, Competences Upon Graduation and Employment
  • Transitions From Higher Education to Work
  • Early Career
  • The Employment Situation About Four Years After Graduation
  • Acquired Competences and Job Requirements
  • Job Requirements and Competences: Do Qualifications Matter?
  • Links Between Knowledge and Work and Appropriate Employment
  • Early Career Education
  • “On Different Tracks”: The Gendered Landscape of Educational and Occupational Paths Amongst European Graduates
  • Regional Wealth, Employment and Mobility
  • Graduates' International Experience and Mobility
  • Graduate Employment in Europe: The Employers' Perspective
  • Work Orientation and Job Satisfaction
  • Confirming Conventional Wisdom and Contributing to New Insights: The Results of a Comparative Study on Graduate Employment and Work