Conference paper
Employability: Not just a buzzword
WIL 2020: Pushing the boundaries – Proceedings of the 2016 ACEN National Conference, pp.22-27
Australian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN) Conference, 2016 (Sydney, Australia, 28-Sep-2016 - 30-Sep-2016)
Australian Collaborative Education Network Limited
2016
Abstract
In an era of rapid expansion of higher education, qualifications no longer guarantee employment. It is important to understand what employers look for when recruiting graduates. This study aimed to examine workplace supervisor satisfaction with their student intern’s work performances during an internship program undertaken with a Business School in a large regional Australian university. The research was undertaken across three consecutive semesters between July 2013 and November 2014. Student interns were final year business students, both undergraduate and postgraduate, who had achieved a grade point average of minimum 5.5 on a 7-point scale. Qualitative data from a workplace supervisor post-internship survey were analysed using thematic analysis. The findings signalled the importance of the workplace supervisor to student employability and what skills, abilities and attributes are necessary for graduates to succeed. New knowledge gained may increase graduate employment rates and career success.
Details
- Title
- Employability: Not just a buzzword
- Authors
- Lynlea Small (Corresponding Author) - Griffith UniversityKate Shacklock - Griffith University
- Publication details
- WIL 2020: Pushing the boundaries – Proceedings of the 2016 ACEN National Conference, pp.22-27
- Conference details
- Australian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN) Conference, 2016 (Sydney, Australia, 28-Sep-2016 - 30-Sep-2016)
- Publisher
- Australian Collaborative Education Network Limited
- Organisation Unit
- School of Business and Creative Industries
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991013098402621
- Output Type
- Conference paper
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