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Jackson, Denise; Dean, Bonnie Amelia – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2023
Higher education is increasingly concerned with providing students with experiences that enhance employability. Sitting outside the curriculum, extra- or co-curricular activities that focus on career development, leadership, service or recognition can lead to positive employability and employment outcomes. The extent to which different student…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Higher Education, Career Development, College Graduates
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Jackson, Denise; Tomlinson, Michael – Journal of Education and Work, 2019
The paper draws on evidence from a survey of Australian and UK students (N = 433) on students' career values and their relationship to their proactivity in career self-management. Much of the dominant approaches to careers have focused on career competencies and adaptability in the context of increased movement from traditional to more…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Work Attitudes, Values
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Jackson, Denise; Wilton, Nicholas – Higher Education Research and Development, 2017
Underemployment, continued growth in the supply of graduates and seemingly perpetual instability are dominant trends in graduate labour markets. In order to negotiate an increasingly complex career terrain, graduates require sharpened skills in effectively managing their own careers and a strong assurance of their own capabilities. This study…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Undergraduate Students, Career Development, Work Experience
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Jackson, Denise; Wilton, Nicholas – Journal of Education and Work, 2017
This study examines the influence of career management competencies and perceived employability on career choice status (CCS) among undergraduates. Making informed and appropriate career choices is positively linked with well-being, work performance and academic and career success. Early career decision-making is now critical if students wish to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Career Choice, Career Development
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Jackson, Denise – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2015
This study examines how work-integrated learning (WIL) influences career choice status among undergraduates (N = 91). Career choice status has documented effects on well-being, career satisfaction, career success and, more broadly, organisational performance. Quantitative ratings gauge undergraduate satisfaction with their career choices and…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Undergraduate Students, Experiential Learning, Work Experience Programs
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Jackson, Denise; Wilton, Nicholas – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2016
Globalisation, organisational restructuring and new technology have been connected with a shift to 'protean' and 'boundaryless' career attitudes with workers, including new graduates, increasingly required to be self-reliant in successfully navigating their careers. This study explores protean and boundaryless career attitudes among Business…
Descriptors: Career Development, Undergraduate Students, Business Administration Education, Individual Characteristics