A Between-Subject Design to Evaluate Students' Employability in the Lebanese Labor Market

Autor/inn/en	Kertechian, Kevin Sevag; Karkoulian, Silva; Ismail, Hussein N.; Aad Makhoul, Samar Samir
Titel	A Between-Subject Design to Evaluate Students' Employability in the Lebanese Labor Market
Quelle	In: Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 12 (2022) 4, S.732-748 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kertechian, Kevin Sevag) ORCID (Karkoulian, Silva) ORCID (Ismail, Hussein N.) ORCID (Aad Makhoul, Samar Samir)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2042-3896
DOI	10.1108/HESWBL-04-2021-0083
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Professional Personnel; Job Applicants; Simulation; Academic Achievement; Travel; Reputation; Institutional Characteristics; Employment Potential; Job Skills; Lebanon + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Personalbestand; Bewerber; Simulation program; Simulationsprogramm; Schulleistung; Travelling; Reisen; Reise; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Produktive Fertigkeit; Libanon
Abstract	Purpose: This study aims to examine the effect of experience abroad, academic success and university reputation on students' employability in the Lebanese labor market. Design/methodology/approach: The study uses a between-subject design to identify whether academic success, university reputation and experience abroad have an impact on how potential recruiters (i.e. employers) are perceiving student employability. The study uses 16 fictitious applications of business graduates, which differed in grade-point average, university reputation and experience abroad, rated by 784 Lebanese professionals. Findings: The results suggest that high-performing students with experience abroad and high-performing students from a reputable university are perceived to be more employable. For low-performing students, having completed an experience abroad results in a lower reward in terms of employability. Research limitations/implications: The present study offers an analysis of students' employability through employers' lens; it offers insights for students on how to be perceived as more employable in a context where competition among future workers is fierce. Practical implications: The results of this research provide a roadmap for graduates for enhancing their employability in Lebanese markets and offer actionable insights to employers. Originality/value: The most original contribution of this study is the analysis of university reputation impact on the likelihood of receiving positive feedback during the evaluation process. The impact of two Lebanese universities, one ranked in the QS ranking and one not, was investigated. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01