Mapping the (mis)match of university degrees in the graduate labor market

Velasco, Manuel Salas

doi:10.1186/s12651-021-00297-x

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“…Thus, they change their interest to work in the field that they are comfortable with. The observation result is aligned with the finding from the study done by Salas-Velasco [18] on education-job mismatch in the labour market for graduates of universities.…”

Section: Diagnostic Analysissupporting

confidence: 89%

Exploring Alumni Data using Data Visualization Techniques

Ismail¹,

Abdullah²,

Omar³

2022

IJACSA

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Alumni data are mostly managed through paperbased and word file. With lots of alumni graduating each year, these massive data become difficult to handle. It is hard to look for past alumni data to know their current situation. Since the data is kept conventionally, there is no communication between the alumni and the faculty. Therefore, we proposed a solution that includes alumni information regarding their status in life where alumni themselves and individuals in the faculty can see. This study aims to visualize alumni data from a faculty in a public university through an exploratory dashboard using the identified data visualization techniques. This study adopts the dashboard development process consists of three major phases, which are conception, visualization, and finalization phase. The primary audience is identified and the theme for the dashboard is decided in the conceptual phase. The primary and support views are then designed together with the layout during the visualization phase. At the end of the study, the exploratory dashboard for alumni data using multidimensional and hierarchical data visualization is finalized with the interactive elements. The results are interpreted through descriptive and diagnostic analysis. The dashboard is then evaluated through convenience sampling technique to verify the representation of the dashboard. Majority respondents agreed on the simplicity of exploratory dashboard and the amount of data is also sufficient with the selection of the visualization types. The dashboard is beneficial to the university's administrator, alumni, and public.

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Section: Diagnostic Analysissupporting

confidence: 89%

Exploring Alumni Data using Data Visualization Techniques

Ismail¹,

Abdullah²,

Omar³

2022

IJACSA

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“…A related factor is the field of study because women tend to graduate from less specific fields, which increases the chance of mismatch. Salas-Velasco (2021) shows that, in Spain, graduates from Sports Sciences and Business are at higher risk of vertical mismatch while graduates from Social Work, Labor Relations and Political Science are more likely to experience both vertical and horizontal mismatch. A comparative study by Rossen et al (2019) concludes that overeducation varies for men and women across fields of study.…”

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The role of overeducation and horizontal mismatch for gender inequalities in labor income of higher education graduates in Europe

Passaretta

Sauer

Schwabe

et al. 2023

Research in Comparative and International Education

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Evidence on gender inequality in the labor market is extensive. However, little is known about the potential role of overeducation and horizontal mismatch in explaining women’s labor-market disadvantages. We draw on recent data from the Eurograduate pilot survey to investigate the role of overeducation, field-of-study mismatch and field-specific overskilling for gender gaps in labor income in the European landscape. We found considerable variations in the extent of both gender earning gaps (GEGs) and wage gaps (GWGs) across countries. However, our decomposition analyses show that neither overeducation nor horizontal mismatch contribute to explaining these gender gaps. The lack of mediation seems related to either the absence of gender differences in overeducation and horizontal mismatch, or to the nonexistence of income penalties associated with the mismatch.

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“…(2019), Di Meglio et al . (2022) and Salas-Velasco (2021), who exploit the previous EILU wave in 2014, when master's graduates were not interviewed.…”

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University-supported job search methods and educational mismatch in bachelor's and master's graduates

Albert

Rodríguez

2023

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PurposeThis paper addresses the relevance of job search methods and strategies in determining vertical mismatch and the risk of underusing skills or knowledge in first jobs amongst graduates from bachelor's and master's programmes in Spain. Support from universities (via internships and career services) is compared to support from public institutions and informal strategies.Design/methodology/approachThe authors use the 2019 University Graduate Job Placement Survey. The dependent variables are estimated with a bivariate probit model with sample selection on a subsample of graduates who were not working at graduation.FindingsInternships and university career employment offices significantly improve the quality of first job matches. Job banks and public examinations also contribute to finding well-matched first positions, while for public employment services, results are mixed. When the job search is not supported by institutions, graduates generally do worse finding their first jobs, particularly when temporary employment agencies are involved. There are also large differences in mismatch risks across fields of study.Practical implicationsIf more graduates found their first jobs through internships and university job placement services, educational mismatch rates would decrease substantially. Further collaboration between universities and employers for the provision of high-quality internships may foster their conversion into regular, well-matched jobs. Industrial policies addressed to knowledge-based economic activities would enhance the creation of highly skilled positions. Further orientation towards STEM degrees is required to improve imbalances between supply and demand for graduate labour in Spain.Originality/valueEvidence about education mismatch among master's degree graduates is very scarce. This paper compares them to bachelor's degree graduates. It addresses two complementary types of education mismatch and takes into account potential self-selection into post-graduation job search.

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Mapping the (mis)match of university degrees in the graduate labor market

Cited by 42 publications

References 43 publications

Exploring Alumni Data using Data Visualization Techniques

Exploring Alumni Data using Data Visualization Techniques

The role of overeducation and horizontal mismatch for gender inequalities in labor income of higher education graduates in Europe

University-supported job search methods and educational mismatch in bachelor's and master's graduates

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