One of the challenges that today's universities face is to ensure that their graduates find employment in line with their attributes. University students' employability capital depends on many personal factors in individuals such as human capital, social capital, cultural capital and psychological capital. However, there is no consensus on how to…

Stufflebeam's model was used to evaluate guidance programs in Spanish prisons. Job search methods, information sources, and application processes were taught to 145 prisoners, with 51 controls. The program was satisfactory in terms of efficiency, effectiveness, efficacy, and impact. (Contains 16 references.) (SK)

Investigates the relationship between social networking and job placement of university graduates. Results reveal two different approaches to the process of job entry-use of formal or informal contacts. Significant differences were found between use of formal and informal sources of help relating to graduates' job-search intention and confidence…

An experimental group of 56 students with physical and sensory disabilities participated in a vocational evaluation and guidance program designed to enhance self-awareness, occupational knowledge, and job-search skills. Compared to 28 controls, the experimental group showed significant improvement in professional and personal identity and…

We analyzed the role that psychosocial empowerment and social support factors play in the employment status of immigrants who participate in job-readiness programs financed by the European Social Funds and the Welfare Services of Andalusia, a region in the south of Spain. The goal of these programs is to find new ways to improve immigrants'…