College major, internship experience, and employment opportunities: Estimates from a résumé audit

Nunley, John M.; Pugh, Adam; Romero, Nicholas; Seals, Alan

doi:10.1016/j.labeco.2015.11.002

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“…Industry professionals emphasized the importance of knowing how to apply classroom learning in the real world. This finding is in line with recent educational studies conducted in the U.S. (Fischer, ; Nunley, Pugh, Romero, & Seals, ; Selingo, ), which revealed that one of the factors contributing to hiring decisions is often prior work experience through an internship. A survey in the Chronicle of Higher Education (Fischer, ) suggested that employers strongly valued an internship as high‐impact learning practices that led graduates to become prepared job candidates.…”

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Exploration of Textiles and Apparel Curriculum in Mongolia from the Academia and Industry Perspectives

Lee

Cho

Kim

2017

Family & Consum Sci Res J

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The purpose of this study was to explore the textiles and apparel curriculum in Mongolian higher education. Data were collected from 12 individual interviews conducted with seven professors and five industry professionals in a city in Mongolia. Results indicated that four areas of the discipline were lacking in the curriculum: (i) fashion marketing and business, (ii) knitwear design and product development, (iii) professional development, and (iv) entrepreneurship. Industry professionals strongly emphasized the importance of soft skills. The authors have suggested additional courses to the curriculum in Mongolia based on the International Textiles and Apparel Association (ITAA) meta‐goals.

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Exploration of Textiles and Apparel Curriculum in Mongolia from the Academia and Industry Perspectives

Lee

Cho

Kim

2017

Family & Consum Sci Res J

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“…Food‐insecure students had a slightly lower GPA than food‐secure students, which was evident even in the ZOIB regression that controlled for other predictors of GPA such as high school academic performance (as measured by Colorado Index) and socioeconomic background (as measured by Pell Grant status). As GPA is seen as an indicator of academic success and can influence future employment (Nunley et al, ; Sulastri et al, ), this is a significant finding. An estimate of the impact of food insecurity on GPA can be obtained from the estimated model by assuming food‐insecure students were food secure.…”

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“…A student's GPA is perceived as an indicator of intellect and motivation, and GPA can be used as a screening tool in the admissions and hiring process by university and job‐sector recruiters. Although some studies have shown no difference in student GPA and employment (Bamberger et al, ; Sulastri, Handoko, & Janssens, ), there are indications that students with a higher GPA are more likely to be interviewed and employed in their field of study (Nunley, Pugh, Romero, & Seals Jr, ; Sulastri et al, ). It may be that whereas college degrees help secure employment, students with a high GPA secure more relevant positions that represent more opportunities for career advancement (Hall & Farkas, ).…”

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Food insecurity negatively impacts academic performance

Woerden

Hruschka

Bruening

2018

Journal of Public Affairs

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Recent research has documented high rates of food insecurity among university students, particularly students in their first year. Food insecurity among university students has been linked to poorer self‐reported health and academic outcomes. However, few studies have linked reports of food insecurity to objective student outcomes. In this study, we examine how food insecurity is associated with first‐year university students' (n = 591) academic performance, adjusting for objective measures of high school academic performance and self‐reported indicators of socioeconomic background. Zero‐ and one‐inflated beta regression was used to examine if food insecurity predicted grade point average (GPA) in the fall 2015 and spring 2016 semesters. Logistic regression was used to determine if food insecurity at the end of the fall 2015 and spring 2016 semesters was a predictor of retention to fall 2016. Food‐insecure students had a significantly lower GPA than food‐secure students. In fall 2015, 59% of food‐insecure students obtained at least a “B” grade (GPA = 3.00); our models suggest this percentage would increase to 72% if these same students were food secure. Food‐insecure students were less likely to be enrolled in fall 2016 than food‐secure students (OR = 0.72, 95% CI [0.41, 1.27]), though this difference was not statistically significant. These results indicate that food insecurity negatively impacts first‐year university students' academic performance, even after adjusting for high school academic performance and socioeconomic background. Students GPA, and potentially university retention rates, may increase if food insecurity on campus is minimized.

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“…As in our study, Drydakis () and Nunley et al. () sent applications to bachelor‐level jobs. However, focussing on college major, the role of internships, and university reputation, they did not include (overqualified) master's applicants in their design.…”

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Do Employers Prefer Overqualified Graduates? A Field Experiment

Verhaest

Bogaert

Dereymaeker

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Industrial Relations

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We test whether employers prefer overqualified to adequately qualified job candidates. To this end, duos of fictitious applications by bachelor and master graduates are sent to real job openings with a bachelor's degree as a minimum requirement. For the overall sample, we find that overqualified master graduates are 19% more likely to be directly invited for a job interview and 11% more likely to get any positive reaction. This relative advantage for overqualified workers is found to be higher for bottleneck occupations. Relative preferences also differ across employers within labour market segments.

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College major, internship experience, and employment opportunities: Estimates from a résumé audit

Cited by 171 publications

References 25 publications

Exploration of Textiles and Apparel Curriculum in Mongolia from the Academia and Industry Perspectives

Exploration of Textiles and Apparel Curriculum in Mongolia from the Academia and Industry Perspectives

Food insecurity negatively impacts academic performance

Do Employers Prefer Overqualified Graduates? A Field Experiment

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