Graduates’ personality characteristics and labor market entry an empirical study among dutch economics graduates

Semeijn, Janjaap; Boone, Christophe; Velden, R.K.W. van der; Witteloostuijn, A. van

doi:10.1016/j.econedurev.2004.03.006

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“…Similar results were obtained in other studies measuring skills and educational mismatch in health graduates [26-28]. …”

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confidence: 91%

“…While Biesma and colleagues [ 15 ] showed that PH employers consider as highly important the possession of the key competency “teamwork and communication” by PH graduates, our study participants scored highest in all factors of public health specific competencies. Similar results were obtained in other studies measuring skills and educational mismatch in health graduates [ 26 - 28 ].…”

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confidence: 91%

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Do we develop public health leaders?- association between public health competencies and emotional intelligence: a cross-sectional study

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Background: Professional development of public health leaders requires a form of instruction which is competency-based to help them develop the abilities to address complex and evolving demands of health care systems. Concurrently, emotional intelligence (EI) is a key to organisational success. Our aim was twofold: i) to assess the relationship between the level of self-assessed public health and EI competencies among Master of European Public Health (MEPH) students and graduates at Maastricht University, and; ii) to determine the relationship between different groups of public health competencies and specific EI skills. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted including all recent MEPH graduates and students from 2009-2012, out of 67 eligible candidates N = 51 were contacted and N = 33 responded (11 males and 22 females; overall response: 64.7%).Two validated tools were employed: i) public health competencies self-assessment questionnaire, and; ii) Assessing Emotions Scale.Results: Females scored higher than males in all seven domains of the self-assessed key public health competencies (NS) and emotional intelligence competences (P = 0.022). Overall, the mean value of public health competencies was the lowest in students with "staff" preferences and the highest among students with mixed job preferences (P < 0.001). There was evidence of a correlation between the overall public health competencies and the overall emotional intelligence competencies (r = 0.61, P < 0.001). Conclusions:The study shows a positive correlation between public health specific competencies and EI attributes. It can contribute to the improvement of the educational content of PH curricula by rising awareness through self-assessment and supporting the identification of further educational needs related to leadership.

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“…Similar results were obtained in other studies measuring skills and educational mismatch in health graduates [26-28]. …”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Do we develop public health leaders?- association between public health competencies and emotional intelligence: a cross-sectional study

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“…Lees (2002) notes that the inclusion of personal qualities is of particular importance given the considerable bearing they have on an individual’s success. There is general consensus that non-cognitive skills, that is, personality traits, might be as important as cognitive skills for individual development, employment opportunities, future earnings, and labor market success (Semeijn et al, 2005). Other individual factors of considerable influence include demographics such as race, age, and gender.…”

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An empirical study of self-perceived employability: Improving the prospects for student employment success in an uncertain environment

Qenani

MacDougall

Sexton

2014

Active Learning in Higher Education

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Employability of graduates has taken more prominence in recent years due to the bleak economic situation, the impact of student debt, and an increasingly competitive global labor market. Given the substantial individual and public investment made in higher education, it is particularly important that graduates are employable upon graduation. The focus of this study is students’ self-awareness through a measure of their expectations of gaining employment. Through the use of regression analysis, we examine the relationship between students’ expectations of finding employment upon graduation and a series of related variables and identify those factors that serve as boosters to self-perceived employability. Findings point out to the increasingly important role university can play in developing and enhancing graduates’ employability.

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“…Stasz, 1998). In this respect, we found concepts such as learning style and personality to be more predictive for labour market outcomes for economists than specific educational achievement assessments or working and managerial experience (Semeijn & Van der Velden, 2002;Semeijn et al, 2005). And, positive effects of (relevant) working and managerial experience on labour market outcomes are expected (see, e.g.…”

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Competence indicators in academic education and early labour market success of graduates in health sciences

Semeijn

Velden

Heijke

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Journal of Education and Work

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In this study, the effects of several educational and non-educational indicators of competence on short-term labour market outcomes for university graduates are estimated. The research question is: to what extent do indications of specific and generic competence during the educational program predict labour market outcomes? Labour market outcomes in this study pertain to employment chances and quality of the job. We use data on specific and generic aspects of competence, all of which were assessed during the university programme, i.e. test scores on the attainment of domain specific knowledge, scores on group functioning, and the Masters' thesis result. In addition, some other indicators of human capital acquired outside education are used, i.e. relevant work experience and managerial experience. The results indicate a rather differentiated pattern for the value of specific and generic competence acquired during education for the labour market. Group functioning scores have large effects on attaining jobs on the academic level.

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Graduates’ personality characteristics and labor market entry an empirical study among dutch economics graduates

Cited by 30 publications

References 34 publications

Do we develop public health leaders?- association between public health competencies and emotional intelligence: a cross-sectional study

Do we develop public health leaders?- association between public health competencies and emotional intelligence: a cross-sectional study

An empirical study of self-perceived employability: Improving the prospects for student employment success in an uncertain environment

Competence indicators in academic education and early labour market success of graduates in health sciences

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