Expectations and Perceptions of the Internship Program: A Case Study of Tourism Retail and Marketing Students in Macao

Wan, Yim King Penny; Gao, Han Yang; Eddy-U, Mary; Ng, Yen Nee

doi:10.1080/10963758.2021.1963753

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“…Firstly, to strengthen the employability of students, higher education institutions should embed work values and career selfmanagement within internship programmes to enhance students' employability further. For example, finding mentors for students can help them have a more in-depth understanding of the industry through their internships (Wan et al, 2021). Students should also take initiatives to understand and learn whatever challenge they may find during their internship.…”

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Enhancing perceived employability through work-integrated learning

Wut

Chan

2022

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PurposeEmbedded in higher educational settings, work-integrated learning (WIL) is a key reflection to students' perceived employability. The purpose of this study is to explore the antecedents of internal and external perceived employability. The research attempts to test a theoretical model examining the relationships among human capital, work values, career self-management, internal perceived employability and external perceived employability.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 588 students who have internship experience from two self-financing higher education institutions in Hong Kong. We adopted structural equation modelling (SEM) to test the proposed research hypotheses.FindingsResults support the idea that human capital and intrinsic work values are significant antecedents of perceived employability. Furthermore, this relationship is fully mediated by career self-management. The implications of the findings for understanding the process through which psychological variables affect an individual's perceived employability are discussed.Originality/valuePrevious studies have extensively examined the effectiveness of WIL in increasing graduates' employability. However, unclear focus has been given to examine psychological attributes, such as human capital, work values and career self-management in WIL. In addition, few researchers have empirically examined the linkages among human capital, work values, career self-management and employability through internships or WIL experiences. Therefore, to bridge these gaps, the present study examines the effect of human capital, work values and career self-management on students' perceived employability when gaining internships or WIL experiences in a higher education setting.

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