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Direct linkGardner, Phil – Collegiate Employment Research Institute (NJ3), 2011
This paper presents the recruiting trends for 2010-2011. This year's report is based on nearly 5,800 respondents, of which approximately 4,600 provided useable information, and 3,714 included complete hiring figures used for the projections. Despite the gloomy national labor market situation, the college segment of the market is poised to rebound…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Salaries, Personnel Selection, Labor Market
Peer reviewedHolden, Rick; Jameson, Stephanie; Lashley, Conrad – Industry and Higher Education, 2005
In the context of the UK government's target of 50% participation by young people in higher education, issues relating to the use of graduates in firms assume renewed significance. Increasing attention is paid to the potential for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to absorb a larger number of new graduates. With reference to the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Graduates, Employment, Small Businesses
McLarty, Roy – Industry and Higher Education, 2005
Academic researchers are increasingly recognizing the potential of graduates to influence management decisions in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This paper focuses on a detailed qualitative study which looked at graduates who had obtained employment in SMEs in the East Anglia region of England. It examines the skills, competences and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Graduates, Education Work Relationship, Small Businesses
Bowen, E.; Lloyd, S.; Thomas, S. – Industry and Higher Education, 2004
Studies show that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are reluctant to employ graduates and to up-skill existing employees. The cultural barriers exemplified by this unwillingness limit the ability of SMEs to exploit new knowledge and innovate. In conjunction with its goal of producing a "knowledge economy" the UK government is committed to…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Small Businesses, Higher Education, Education Work Relationship
Li, Jun; Matlay, Harry – Industry and Higher Education, 2005
In contemporary China, there are two far-reaching developments that impact directly on graduate employment: (a) a highly entrepreneurial and rapidly growing small business sector and (b) a rapidly expanding higher education sector. Paradoxically, while the small business sector continues to suffer from acute skills shortages, new graduates are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Small Businesses, Higher Education, Entrepreneurship
Harris, Richard; Reid, Renee S. – Industry and Higher Education, 2005
Using the UK Labour Force Survey, this paper considers whether graduate employment is more important in the small and medium-size enterprise (SME) sector in Northern Ireland than in other regions of the UK. The authors disaggregate their analysis by gender, occupation and industry to provide a detailed breakdown. The issue of whether graduates are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Industry, College Graduates, On the Job Training
