Employer Collaboration in Developing Graduate Employability: A Pilot Study in Ireland

Autor/inn/en	O'Regan, Miriam; Carthy, Aiden; McGuinness, Colm; Owende, Philip
Titel	Employer Collaboration in Developing Graduate Employability: A Pilot Study in Ireland
Quelle	In: Education & Training, 65 (2023) 10, S.1-13 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (O'Regan, Miriam) ORCID (Carthy, Aiden) ORCID (McGuinness, Colm) ORCID (Owende, Philip)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0040-0912
DOI	10.1108/ET-03-2022-0081
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Undergraduate Students; Employers; Personnel Selection; Social Emotional Learning; Interviews; School Business Relationship; Partnerships in Education; Employment Potential; Career Readiness; Workshops; Emotional Intelligence; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Personalauswahl; Personalentscheidung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Emotionale Intelligenz; Irland
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact on student work readiness outcomes of collaboration with employers in developing and delivering tailored graduate employability workshops in socio-emotional skills for work (SES4Work). Design/methodology/approach: Framed by the CareerEDGE model of graduate employability, the authors piloted a five-session module for near graduates in five disciplines. The research included an online employer survey (n = 128), employer interviews (n = 21) and tailored workshops for near graduates, culminating in a mock competency-based interview. Using a pre/post-test design, participants (n = 24) also completed the CareerEDGE Employability Development Profile (EDP) and the Trait Emotional Intelligence questionnaire (TEIque). Findings: After completing the module, there was a statistically significant improvement in participant scores on the CareerEDGE EDP +12.3%, p < 0.001, effect size (Cohen's d) 0.89, large, and the TEIque +6.4%, p = 0.009, effect size (Cohen's d) 0.61, moderate. Furthermore, 70% (n = 17) of participants were "hired" based on their mock interviews, with 12% (n = 4) offered employer connections after graduation. Originality/value: This is the first academic research in Ireland to develop and evaluate an enterprise-collaborative, discipline-specific module for enhancing graduate employability. Findings suggest that employer collaboration can enhance the efficacy of employability interventions and therefore merits further research. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01