2016
DOI: 10.1108/heswbl-09-2015-0048
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Graduates’ perceptions of competencies and preparation for labour market transition

Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the influence of work experience and gender on graduates’ perception of competencies, preparation and expectations of success in labour market (LM) transition. The research questions that guide this study are: How do graduates evaluate the competencies acquired during their masters’ degree? How do graduates evaluate their preparation for transition to the LM and their expectations of success? Design/meth… Show more

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“…Analysing the effect of gender in the regression model presented, it can be stated that being a female graduate predicts more positive perceptions of preparation for labor market transition, which apparently contradicts typical gender disparities that negatively affect women in STEM. Although, a previous study [13] developed pointed to a general tendency for the perception of preparation to labor market transition to decrease during the first 24 months of work experience, while male perceptions of preparation tend to increase during such work experiences. Apparently, initial contact with professional contexts affect negatively women' self-beliefs about their transition to the labor market, possibly because of a perceived gender discrimination in professional environments [14].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
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“…Analysing the effect of gender in the regression model presented, it can be stated that being a female graduate predicts more positive perceptions of preparation for labor market transition, which apparently contradicts typical gender disparities that negatively affect women in STEM. Although, a previous study [13] developed pointed to a general tendency for the perception of preparation to labor market transition to decrease during the first 24 months of work experience, while male perceptions of preparation tend to increase during such work experiences. Apparently, initial contact with professional contexts affect negatively women' self-beliefs about their transition to the labor market, possibly because of a perceived gender discrimination in professional environments [14].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 90%
“…In a report about Engineering Education in the 21 st century, Spinks and colleagues (2006) [13] recommend the need to develop skills beyond the narrowly technical in order to promote the perception of "work-ready" when graduates move to professional context after their graduation course. Specifically, the authors argue for the need to combine technical expertise with practical ability, together with interpersonal skills, as a fundamental requisite to operate successfully in business environment.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Inserção profissional de diplomados: contornos e possíveis razões das diferenças entre percursos de mulheres e homens A investigação sociológica tem contribuído para destacar a multiplicidade de fatores pessoais, sociais e contextuais que condicionam as escolhas escolares, bem como os processos de transição entre a escola e mundo do trabalho (Raffe, 2014). No caso dos graduados do ensino superior em Portugal, se por um lado os seus diplomas significam condições de trabalho e de emprego mais favoráveis, por outro lado desde o início deste século que se verifica uma deterioração geral dessas condições (Alves, 2009;Alves, Morais e Chaves, 2017) e se assinala a existência de desigualdades na transição para o mercado de trabalho, que decorrem de características pessoais e sociais dos diplomados (Chaves e Morais, 2014;Alves, 2016;Monteiro, Almeida e Aracil, 2016). Neste conjunto de investigações, existem indícios de que o sexo dos graduados é uma variável relevante para compreender assimetrias nos percursos de inserção profissional, sendo a sua influência mediada por outras variáveis como, por exemplo, as áreas de estudos escolhidas, as experiências profissionais durante a frequência académica ou a procura de formação ao longo da vida, incluindo pós-graduações.…”
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“…A conciliação do trabalho com a família pode ser também um elemento relevante para explicar as dificuldades acrescidas das mulheres que concluem mestrado face às que concluem licenciatura, mencionadas por Rostan e Stan (2017). Aliás, análises longitudinais dos percursos de inserção profissional indiciam que as primeiras experiências profissionais tendem a ter um efeito negativo sobre as perspetivas de inserção profissional das mulheres nos anos seguintes (Monteiro, Almeida e Aracil, 2016), bem como que as desvantagens das mulheres se acentuam três e cinco anos após a conclusão do curso quando comparadas com a situação vivenciada imediatamente após a obtenção do diploma (Alves, 2004).…”
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