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Germain-Alamartine, Eloïse; Ahoba-Sam, Rhoda; Moghadam-Saman, Saeed; Evers, Gerwin – Studies in Higher Education, 2021
Increased public investment in PhD education to drive innovation has led to a recent rapid growth in the number of PhD graduates. Academic labour markets have not developed at the same pace. An ever-larger share of the graduates is finding employment in industry. The transition from academia to industry is not always easy. The present study aims…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Doctoral Degrees, Graduates, Education Work Relationship
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Jennifer Sano-Franchini – College Composition and Communication, 2016
Drawing on forty-eight interviews with individuals who participated on the academic job market in rhetoric and composition between 2010 and 2015, this essay shows how conceptualizing the academic job search as an intimate endeavor can offer insights for understanding the rhetorical production of affective binds within institutional contexts. This…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Job Search Methods, Higher Education, Writing (Composition)
Hawaii Univ., Manoa. – 1993
A survey was conducted to determine the postgraduate activities of the University of Hawaii-Manoa College of Business Administration Classes of August and December 1992. Data collected from these graduates by September 1993 relate to their employment status, geographic location of employment, type of work currently performing, methods of securing…
Descriptors: Accounting, Business Administration, College Graduates, Employment
Hawaii Univ., Manoa. – 1994
A survey was conducted by the Career Placement Services office of the University of Hawaii at Manoa to determine the postgraduate activities of the College of Engineering Class of 1993. Data collected from these graduates (including those who graduated with bachelor's degrees in summer and fall 1992 and spring 1993) by September 30, 1993, related…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Employment, Employment Experience, Employment Patterns
Weatherill, Pamela; Boyd, Elizabeth Reid – 2001
A study investigated job search literacies for a small sample of Western Australian youth currently seeking employment. Participants were 10 females and 4 males aged 15-24. The research design involved the presentation of job search information and exercises to develop literacy competencies in a participative workshop format. Participants…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries, Functional Literacy
Arnold, Don H.; Wysong, Richard M. – 1978
Because most high school counselors have not had the opportunity to explore job opportunities in their own community, this project's purpose was (1) to provide the counselor with first hand information concerning the various job opportunities available to students in their own community; (2) to implement programs in the schools of the vocational…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Career Opportunities, Employer Attitudes, Employment
Scheetz, L. Patrick – 1988
Results from the 18th annual Recruiting Trends survey completed by the Collegiate Employment Research Institute for Career Development and Placement Services at Michigan State University are presented. For this 1988-89 survey, cross-sections of employers from business, industry, government, and education were contacted, and responses were received…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Civil Rights, College Graduates, Demography