The changing nature of graduate roles and the value of the degree

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ID4545243
AuthorsDenise Jackson (0000-0002-7821-3394, Edith Cowan University, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume43
Issue2
Pages182-197
Publication date2021-03-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Higher Education Policy and Management (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1360-080X • E-ISSN: 1469-9508
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1360080x.2020.1777634
OpenAlexW3033277229
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited21

© 2020, © 2020 Association for Tertiary Education Management and the LH Martin Institute for Tertiary Education Leadership and Management. This study explores industry perspectives on the changing nature of graduate roles and the importance of the undergraduate degree, and any impact these have on traditional non-graduate roles in different sectors and industries. Amid declining labour markets, it is critical to consider graduate pathways to employment and the implications of increasing numbers entering non-graduate roles on expectations and turnover. Ongoing disequilibrium in many areas of the graduate labour market points to developing our understanding of alternative pathways into professional roles beyond the undergraduate degree. Interviews were conducted with twenty-one industry members involved in recruiting and/or supervising new graduates. Findings affirmed overeducation among new recruits, highlighting the need for more transparency on employment prospects to prospective higher education students. While there has been extensive research exploring employer perceptions on graduates’ preparedness for employment, there has been less consideration of alternative, developmental pathways into entry-level roles to collectively improve youth employment prospects

Economic growth · Economics · Graduate degree · Graduate education · Graduate students · Higher education · Management · Medical education · Pedagogy · Perception · Political science · Preparedness · Public relations · Sociology · Transparency (behavior · Value (mathematics · Higher Education and Employability · Human Resource and Talent Management · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Psychology

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