Ready for Careers within and beyond Academia? Assessing Career Competencies amongst Junior Researchers

Autor/inn/en	Skakni, I.; Maggiori, C.; Masdonati, J.; Akkermans, J.
Titel	Ready for Careers within and beyond Academia? Assessing Career Competencies amongst Junior Researchers
Quelle	In: Higher Education Research and Development, 42 (2023) 4, S.968-983 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Skakni, I.) ORCID (Maggiori, C.) ORCID (Masdonati, J.) ORCID (Akkermans, J.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0729-4360
DOI	10.1080/07294360.2022.2120855
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Career Development; Competence; Job Skills; Gender Differences; Doctoral Students; Employment Potential; Job Security; Work Attitudes; Employment Level; Parent Background; Australia; Belgium; Estonia; France; Germany; Italy; United Kingdom; Czech Republic; Netherlands; Slovakia; Switzerland; Austria; New Zealand; South Africa; Canada; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Berufsentwicklung; Kompetenz; Produktive Fertigkeit; Geschlechterkonflikt; Doctoral studies; Doctorate studies; Student; Students; Doctoral candidate; Doktorandenprogramm; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Doktorand; Doktorandin; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Arbeitsplatzsicherheit; Work attitude; Arbeitshaltung; Beschäftigungsgrad; Elternhaus; Australien; Belgien; Estland; Frankreich; Deutschland; Italien; Großbritannien; Tschechische Republik; Niederlande; Slowakei; Schweiz; Österreich; Neuseeland; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik; Kanada; USA
Abstract	This study examines the extent to which career competencies (knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to manage one's own work and learning experiences to achieve the desired career progression) are prevalent amongst early career researchers (ECRs). We adapted the Career Competencies Questionnaire [Akkermans, J., Brenninkmeijer, V., Huibers, H., & Blonk, R. W. (2013). Competencies for the contemporary career: Development and preliminary validation of the career competencies questionnaire. "Journal of Career Development," 40(3), 245-267] to ECRs' training and career specificities, considering the two career tracks facing them: within and outside academia. This questionnaire was sent to PhD students and junior PhD holders in 16 countries (n = 727). Our results show that career competencies for within and outside academia are clearly contrasted. Furthermore, compared with their female counterparts, male participants generally reported stronger career competencies in preparation for careers both within and outside academia, while PhD students perceived having more career competencies in preparation for careers outside academia than PhD holders did. We also found a positive link between ECRs' career competencies and their perceived employability, and those who perceived themselves as having strong career competencies were more likely to consider their current work meaningful. While most PhD holders pursue careers beyond academia, the concept of career competencies offers an innovative theoretical contribution to the field of ECRs' development, by highlighting how this population perceives their preparedness for diverse professional paths. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01