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Employment of Recent University Business Graduates: Do Age, Gender, and Minority Status Make a Difference?
Author(s) -
HARRIS ELIZABETH W.,
TANNER JOHN R.,
KNOUSE STEPHEN B.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of employment counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.252
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2161-1920
pISSN - 0022-0787
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1920.1996.tb00444.x
Subject(s) - graduation (instrument) , internship , psychology , medical education , sample (material) , gerontology , medicine , geometry , mathematics , chemistry , chromatography
This study examined differences in the process of job search based on age, gender, and minority status. A sample of 398 recent business graduates of a southern university completed a survey on their current status and job search process, which was matched to their academic record. Results showed that women had higher GPAs than did men, but fewer women went on to graduate school immediately after graduation. African Americans had lower GPAs at graduation, were more likely to have used the university placement center, and were less likely to have had internships than Whites. These results are discussed in terms of providing better preemployment opportunities for women and African Americans and in terms of a realistic employment preview mechanism for all students.