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Work readiness in graduate recruitment and selection : a review of current assessment methods
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posted on 2010-01-01, 00:00 authored by C Cabellero, Arlene WalkerArlene WalkerGraduate recruitment and selection differs from other contexts in that graduate applicants generally lack job-related experience. Recent research has highlighted that employers are placing increasing value on graduates being work ready. Work readiness is believed to be indicative of graduate potential in terms of long term job performance and career advancement. A review of the literature has found that current graduate recruitment and selection practices lack the rigour and construct validity to effectively assess work readiness. In addition, the variety of interchangeable terms and definitions articulated by employers and academics on what constitutes work readiness suggests the need to further refine this construct. This paper argues that work readiness is an important selection criterion, and should be examined systematically in the graduate assessment process, as a construct in itself. The ineffectiveness of current assessment methods in being able to measure work readiness supports the need to develop a specific measure of work readiness that will allow more effective decision practices and potentially predict long term job capacity and performance.
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Journal of teaching and learning for graduate employabilityVolume
1Issue
1Pagination
13 - 25Publisher
Curtin UniversityLocation
Perth, W.A.ISSN
1838-3815Language
engNotes
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