Analyzing Ranking Strategies to Characterize Competition in the Co-Operative Education Job Market

Autor/inn/en	Chopra, Shivangi; Golab, Lukasz
Titel	Analyzing Ranking Strategies to Characterize Competition in the Co-Operative Education Job Market
Quelle	In: International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 23 (2022) 4, S.543-564 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Cooperative Education; Work Experience Programs; Job Placement; Competition; Undergraduate Students; Peer Evaluation; Algorithms; Employers; Evaluation Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kooperativer Unterricht; Employment service; Employment services; Arbeitsvermittlung; Wettkampf; Algorithm; Algorithmus
Abstract	Co-operative education is a form of work-integrated learning that includes academic study and paid work experience. This provides new learning opportunities for students and a talent pipeline for employers, but also requires participation in a competitive job market. This paper studies competition through a unique dataset from a large North American co-operative program, in which students and employers rank each other after a round of interviews, then a matching algorithm assigns students to jobs based on the ranks, and finally, they evaluate each other at the end of the work term. The results suggest that less experienced students and small employers are more strongly affected by competition and consider more options in their rankings, whereas senior students and large employers often only identify their top choice. Additionally, competition appears to affect satisfaction since students and employers give higher work term evaluations when matched with their top choice. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	New Zealand Association for Cooperative Education. University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand. Tel: +64-7-838-4892; e-mail: editor@ijwil.org; Web site: https://www.ijwil.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01