Graduating in Uncertain Times: The Impact of COVID-19 on Recent Graduate Career Prospects, Trajectories and Outcomes

Autor/inn/en	Tomlinson, Michael; Reedy, Florence; Burg, Damon
Titel	Graduating in Uncertain Times: The Impact of COVID-19 on Recent Graduate Career Prospects, Trajectories and Outcomes
Quelle	In: Higher Education Quarterly, 77 (2023) 3, S.486-500 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Tomlinson, Michael)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0951-5224
DOI	10.1111/hequ.12415
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Employment Opportunities; Outcomes of Education; Longitudinal Studies; College Graduates; Labor Market; Barriers; Career Development; Unemployment; Career Choice; Futures (of Society); Foreign Countries; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Berufsentwicklung; Arbeitslosigkeit; Future; Society; Zukunft; Ausland; Großbritannien
Abstract	This article examines the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on recent UK graduates' initial employment outcomes and how they experience the transition into a challenging labour market context. We draw on longitudinal survey and interview data, collected from recent graduates who had mainly graduated during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in summer 2020 that examines graduate perception of the labour market, impacts on labour market entry impacts and early career progression and effects of periods of unemployment or under-employment. The article shows some of the main impacts of the recent pandemic-affected labour market, including: widespread concerns about job opportunities and employer support, the perceived employment impacts of the pandemic and early signs of scarring and labour market disorientation amongst those who were struggling to find employment of their choice. Such experiences are clearly intensified during the specific COVID-19 context, but the policy implications they raise have wider relevance for supporting graduates during future periods of labour market volatility. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01