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Modelling Graduate Skill Transfer From University To The Workplace, Denise Jackson Dec 2013

Modelling Graduate Skill Transfer From University To The Workplace, Denise Jackson

Denise Jackson

No abstract provided.


Working Effectively With Others: Developing A Critical Skill In Business Undergraduates., Denise Jackson, Ruth Sibson, Linda Riebe Dec 2013

Working Effectively With Others: Developing A Critical Skill In Business Undergraduates., Denise Jackson, Ruth Sibson, Linda Riebe

Denise Jackson

No abstract provided.


Business Graduate Performance In Oral Communication Skills And Strategies For Improvement., Denise Jackson Dec 2013

Business Graduate Performance In Oral Communication Skills And Strategies For Improvement., Denise Jackson

Denise Jackson

No abstract provided.


The Use Of Rubrics In Benchmarking And Assessing Employability Skills, Linda Riebe, Denise Jackson Dec 2013

The Use Of Rubrics In Benchmarking And Assessing Employability Skills, Linda Riebe, Denise Jackson

Denise Jackson

No abstract provided.


Self-Assessment Of Employability Skill Outcomes Among Undergraduates And Alignment With Academic Ratings, Denise Jackson Dec 2013

Self-Assessment Of Employability Skill Outcomes Among Undergraduates And Alignment With Academic Ratings, Denise Jackson

Denise Jackson

No abstract provided.


Employability Skill Development In Work-Integrated Learning: Barriers And Best Practice., Denise Jackson Dec 2013

Employability Skill Development In Work-Integrated Learning: Barriers And Best Practice., Denise Jackson

Denise Jackson

No abstract provided.


Personality Traits In Australian Business Graduates And Implications For Organisational Effectiveness., Denise Jackson Dec 2013

Personality Traits In Australian Business Graduates And Implications For Organisational Effectiveness., Denise Jackson

Denise Jackson

No abstract provided.


Factors Influencing Job Attainment In Recent Bachelor Graduates: Evidence From Australia, Denise Jackson Nov 2013

Factors Influencing Job Attainment In Recent Bachelor Graduates: Evidence From Australia, Denise Jackson

Denise Jackson

Favourable graduate employment outcomes are critical for future enrolments in higher education. Enrolments fund higher education providers and ensure a continuous supply of graduates to enhance organisational effectiveness, national productivity and global competitiveness. Recent evidence suggests the global financial crisis has softened graduate labour markets. Stakeholder concerns for graduate career prospects and the adequacy of return on investment from studying at university prompt exploration of those factors which influence graduate employment outcomes. This study tests, using logistic regression, a model of job attainment in recent Bachelor graduates of Australian higher education providers using national data gathered in 2011 (n = …


Empirically Derived Competency Profiles For Australian Business Graduates And Their Implications For Industry And Business, Denise Jackson, Elaine Chapman Sep 2013

Empirically Derived Competency Profiles For Australian Business Graduates And Their Implications For Industry And Business, Denise Jackson, Elaine Chapman

Denise Jackson

Two hundred and eleven Australian employers were surveyed to produce a set of business graduate competency profiles which accurately reflect the current needs of Australia employers. Three distinct clusters (or ‘types’) of graduates were identified: the ‘Manager’, ‘People Person’ and ‘Business Analyst’. They provide an overview of the required balance of cognitive and affective competencies important in the modern Australian business graduate. The preferred ‘types’ align with recent literature in the area of employability skills and historical research on managerial competencies. Desired competency profiles did not differ significantly across a range of background and demographic characteristics or business activity/work area …


The Contribution Of Work-Integrated Learning To Undergraduate Employability Skill Outcomes, Denise Jackson Dec 2012

The Contribution Of Work-Integrated Learning To Undergraduate Employability Skill Outcomes, Denise Jackson

Denise Jackson

No abstract provided.


Delivering Work-Ready Business Graduates: Keeping Our Promises And Evaluating Our Performance., Denise Jackson, Ruth Sibson, Linda Riebe Dec 2012

Delivering Work-Ready Business Graduates: Keeping Our Promises And Evaluating Our Performance., Denise Jackson, Ruth Sibson, Linda Riebe

Denise Jackson

No abstract provided.