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Evaluating the impact of career management skills module and internship programme within a university business school

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Taylor, Antony Richard
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Hooley, Tristram J.
British Journal of Guidance and Counselling
Journal · Vol. 42 · Issue 5 · pp. 487-499
Abstract

This study evaluates the impact of an intervention on business school graduates' employability comprising of a curriculum-based career management skills (CMS) module and an industrial placement year. The study uses data from the destinations of leavers of higher education survey to examine the employability of different groups within the cohort (no intervention, CMS module only and CMS module plus structured work experience). It finds that structured work experience has clear, positive effects on the ability of graduates to secure employment in ‘graduate level’ jobs within six months of graduation. Furthermore, participation in the CMS module also has a clear, positive effect upon the ability of participants to secure employment. © 2014 Taylor & Francis.

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Higher education employability business school graduates Career management skills

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Author Affiliations
University of Derby, Derby, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Careers and Employability Service, University of Hull, Hull, East Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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