Graduating in uncertain times
The impact of Covid ‐19 on recent graduate career prospects, trajectories and outcomes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21592443 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Tomlinson (0000-0002-1057-5188, Southampton Education School University of Southampton Southampton UK, corresponding author), Florence Reedy (Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services Sheffield UK), David Burg (0000-0001-9021-6339, University of Greater Manchester), Damon Burg (University of Bolton Bolton UK) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 486-500 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Higher Education Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0951-5224 • E-ISSN: 1468-2273 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/hequ.12415 |
| OpenAlex | W4312120325 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 15 |
This article examines the impacts of the COVID‐19 pandemic on recent UK graduates' initial employment outcomes and how they experience the transition into a challenging labour market context. We draw on longitudinal survey and interview data, collected from recent graduates who had mainly graduated during the onset of the COVID‐19 pandemic in summer 2020 that examines graduate perception of the labour market, impacts on labour market entry impacts and early career progression and effects of periods of unemployment or under‐employment. The article shows some of the main impacts of the recent pandemic‐affected labour market, including: widespread concerns about job opportunities and employer support, the perceived employment impacts of the pandemic and early signs of scarring and labour market disorientation amongst those who were struggling to find employment of their choice. Such experiences are clearly intensified during the specific COVID‐19 context, but the policy implications they raise have wider relevance for supporting graduates during future periods of labour market volatility
Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Labour economics · Longitudinal data · Pandemic · Perception · Political science · Sociology · Unemployment · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Higher Education and Employability · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Medicine · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 6 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |