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Ng, Wei-Hua; Menzies, Jane; Zutshi, Ambika – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2019
Few studies have addressed the university-to-work transition experience of international postgraduate students. This paper contributed to the literature as it proposed a three-stage university-to-work transition framework including stages of finishing a degree, looking for a job, and working in a job. A qualitative research design with in-depth…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Foreign Students, Education Work Relationship
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Dyer, Suzette; Lu, Fen – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2010
A growing number of Chinese-born international students are seeking permanent residency and paid employment in New Zealand after graduation. As yet, little is known about their post-study transitions to permanent residency and paid employment. This article reports on research investigating the transition experiences of 10 Chinese-born…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Foreign Countries, Career Development, Foreign Students
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Grede, John – Journal of Studies in Technical Careers, 1983
Describes an employability profile that lists test scores on some competencies useful to employers. It is presented as a one-page profile form and can be used as a record by youth and adults looking for entry-level jobs. (JOW)
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Employment Qualifications, Entry Workers, Job Search Methods
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Pibal, Darlene – Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 1998
Responses from 108 Australian, 50 U.S., 39 German, 28 Thai, and 16 Hong Kong human-resource managers examined their views of the hiring process. Differences among the countries appeared in the importance of certain resume and cover-letter components, the preferred length of resumes, and the amount of time spent reading resumes and cover letters.…
Descriptors: Entry Workers, Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Job Applicants
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Bowers, Pamela J.; Dickman, Marcia M.; Fuqua, Dale R. – NASPA Journal, 2001
Examines the relationships between psychosocial development, involvement in career development activities, and employment status of college seniors. Relationships were found among psychosocial development tasks and participation in career development activities. Results support the notion that psychosocial development and career development are…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Planning, College Seniors, Employment Level
Clark, Andrew K. – Canadian Counsellor, 1980
Describes a career entry program for adolescents entering the work force. The 12-step procedure is organized in four phases: preliminary; resume; search; and interview. A flowchart of career entry strategy and a career data worksheet are included. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Employment Interviews
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Okano, Kaori – Sociology of Education, 1995
Reports on a study of the impact of formalized school-based job-referral procedures among 94 students in vocationally oriented Japanese high schools. Finds that the process achieves a meritocratic allocation of jobs and a smooth entry into the workforce for most students. (CFR)
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Decision Making, Entry Workers
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Decore, Anne Marie – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1992
A study of the employment experiences of recent education graduates of the University of Alberta (Canada) suggested that teaching jobs were in short supply. Only 62 percent found full-time employment, although 86 percent sought teaching jobs. Job location, age, and extent of job search emerged as important influences on employment status.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Education Majors, Employment Experience, Employment Opportunities