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Time Allocation Decisions Associated with Job Market Preparation: Undergraduate Perceptions versus Market Realities
Author(s) -
Siebert John W.,
Davis George C.,
Litzenberg Kerry K.,
Broder Josef M.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8276.00254
Subject(s) - salary , agribusiness , perception , value (mathematics) , work (physics) , marketing , work experience , point (geometry) , job market , economics , agriculture , public relations , business , management , psychology , political science , mechanical engineering , ecology , geometry , mathematics , neuroscience , machine learning , computer science , engineering , market economy , biology
A survey of agribusiness firms identifies characteristics associated with above average starting salary offers in the allied fields of agribusiness, agricultural economics, business, and economics. A complementary survey is made of students at Texas A…M University and University of Georgia. Results show that firms value work experience and leadership experience more than students do, whereas students value raising grade point average and interview preparation more than do firms. Students seeking a firm's maximum starting salary offer will need to enhance academic performance with substantial work experience and leadership experience.