Português
Ciência-IUL
Publications
Publication Detailed Description
Graduating in a pandemic context and relative employability: What have we learned from graduates’ statements in the media?
ICERI2020 Proceedings
Year (definitive publication)
2020
Language
English
Country
Spain
More Information
Web of Science®
This publication is not indexed in Web of Science®
Scopus
This publication is not indexed in Scopus
Google Scholar
Abstract
This study explores 20 online news articles, which comprise statements from soon-to-be graduates (n= 33) on the difficulties faced or perceived in the current hostile labour market in both European and non-European countries. The students are under the age of 25 of a bachelor or master’s degree in hard or soft fields of education. Preliminary findings reveal four situations that we label as 4Ds, Discouraged, Dismissed, Delayed, and Distanced. The first group have a negative perception of their employability; the Dismissed is made up of students whose job offer has been cancelled; the contracts of the Delayed group have been suspended; and the Distanced group’s jobs have changed to remote work. The sampled soon-to-be graduates describe the multiple consequences of the unfavourable labour market in their lives, notably psychological distress, administrative issues, and economic burden.
Acknowledgements
We gratefully acknowledge the comments and suggestions by Abdul Suleman, Pedro Videira and Paulo Marques. This work was financed by Portuguese funds through FCT - Foundation for Scienceand Technology in the framework of the project no. 030016, “BRIGHET-
Keywords
Soon-to-be graduates,Perceived employability,Job cancellation,Pandemic context
Funding Records
| Funding Reference | Funding Entity |
|---|---|
| PTDC/SOC-SOC/30016/2017 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
Related Projects
This publication is an output of the following project(s):
Contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations
With the objective to increase the research activity directed towards the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, the possibility of associating scientific publications with the Sustainable Development Goals is now available in Ciência-IUL. These are the Sustainable Development Goals identified by the author(s) for this publication. For more detailed information on the Sustainable Development Goals, click here.
