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Komljenovic, Janja – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2019
Students, academics and university administrators are increasingly using and producing digital platforms, including social media. This paper focuses on LinkedIn to start tackling the question of the effects on higher education as a sector, its actors and the established social practices. It argues that LinkedIn moves beyond the passivity of…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Social Media, Labor Market, Employment Potential
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Saito, Eisuke; Pham, Thanh – Higher Education Research and Development, 2019
Employability has become a key concept that has attracted the attention of scholars and industries in many countries. At the same time, this concept is highly fluid and vague because its nature is not evidenced by real employment and differences in the nature of labour markets from country to country. Thus, it would be more worthwhile to discuss…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Employment Potential, Labor Market, Foreign Countries
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Cavenaugh, Brenda; Giesen, J. Martin – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2012
Introduction: The purpose of the study presented here was to identify and synthesize studies of transition interventions to improve the employability and employment outcomes for youths with visual impairments. Methods: An a priori protocol was followed in conducting a systematic review of the literature, including criteria for selecting studies,…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Employment Potential, Young Adults, Transitional Programs
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Chan, Wing Kit – Chinese Education and Society, 2012
Since 2003, Chinese university students have faced a dangerous level of unemployment after graduation. Current trends indicate that the situation is likely to remain at this level for some time. This article argues that it is difficult to generalize that there has been a decline in the competitiveness of all university students in the job market…
Descriptors: Graduates, Social Class, Employment Patterns, Human Capital
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Brown, Travor; Hillier, Tara-Lynn; Warren, Amy M. – Career Development International, 2010
Purpose: This paper aims to assess the effectiveness of verbal self-guidance (VSG) and self-management on youth employability. It seeks to access the joint effectiveness of these interventions, grounded in social cognitive and goal setting theories, for youth job seekers. Design/methodology/approach: The studies used experimental designs involving…
Descriptors: Job Applicants, Employment Potential, Self Efficacy, Goal Orientation
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Liptak, John J. – Journal of Employment Counseling, 2005
Research related to the characteristics that are sought by recruiters and prospective employers in graduating college students suggests that emotional intelligence (EI) skills are as important as, if not more important than, job-related skills. Counselors working with college students, however, usually focus on career management and job search…
Descriptors: Job Search Methods, Emotional Intelligence, Career Counseling, College Students
Kimeldorf, Martin; Edwards, Jean – 1988
The report summarizes research collected in the Portland State University Transition Project which researched the impact of job-club-type training upon the school-to-work transition outcomes for mildly handicapped high school students. The project also examined reuse of job search skills in the search for leisure opportunities. The project…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Evaluation Methods, Group Discussion, High Schools
Caswell, Cal – 1998
A "Gateway to Success" Mock Job Fair Program was conducted at Federal Correction Institute, Terminal Island. Prior to participation, inmates and employers were administered a pre-program needs assessment questionnaire to determine expectations. Results of the program evaluations (completed by inmates and employers) documented a need for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Employer Attitudes
Schoka, Ronald R. – 1980
A comparative followup study had two major purposes: (1) to determine how successful the mainstreamed special needs graduate is in the world of work in comparison with the regular vocational school graduate and (2) to determine the validity of the mainstreaming program at the Ocean County Vocational-Technical School. Two components of the study…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Employment, Employment Potential, Graduate Surveys
Decker, Paul T.; Olsen, Robert B.; Freeman, Lance; Klepinger, Daniel H. – 2000
In order to measure their effectiveness in promoting rapid re-employment and shorter spells during which claimants are entitled to collect unemployment insurance (UI), the U.S. Department of Labor tested these three assistance strategies in the District of Columbia (8,071 claimants selected during June 1995-June 1996) and Florida (12,042 claimants…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs
Smith, Cynthia; DeTardo-Bora, Kimberly; Durbin, Latrisha – 2001
The Wheeling Housing Authority in Wheeling, West Virginia, conducted two residential programs to help women living in public housing develop economic self-sufficiency. The Learning Independence from Employment (LIFE) program was an intensive 3-week program designed to accomplish the following objectives: improve participants' communication skills…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Attitude Change, Behavior Change