...Yehuda Baruch; A. Uday Bhaskar; Bijaya Mishra Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop and test a career-orientation and employability-focused model in the Indian context in order to understand: factors influencing employability of graduates factors influencing expected salary gain...

...Marilyn Clarke Purpose Graduate development programmes are a well-established strategy for recruiting graduates into the sector at the start of a lifetime public service career. There are indications, however, that public sector careers are becoming less secure and less long term in keeping...

...Dorien Kooij; Jaap Paauwe; Karin Sanders; Tracy Scurry; John Blenkinsopp Purpose The purpose of this paper is to offer a systematic review of the literature that explores under‐employment among recent graduates. Literature from a range of disciplines is reviewed in an attempt to further...

...Dimitrios M. Mihail Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the evidence that suggests how working graduates' careers are actually being managed in corporate Greece. In order to shed some light on this issue, this empirical study aims to investigate the changing nature of careers from...

...John Blenkinsopp; Tracy Scurry Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the phenomenon of growing numbers of graduates in non‐graduate occupations (GRINGOs), and to explore the HR issues and complexities that arise as a consequence. The article also suggests avenues for future research...

... ratings. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Qualified respondents had to fulfill the following requirements: 1. be responsible for interviewing recent bachelor degree holders, and 2. have recent university graduates as their direct subordinates. Two hundred and nine...

...Claire Viney; Steve Adamson; Noeleen Doherty Explains that fast‐track programmes have traditionally been the preferred mechanism for recruiting and developing high potential graduates to become the senior management cadre of the future. However, many recent changes within organizations have led...

...Androniki Papadopoulou; Elizabeth Ineson; David Williams Describes a study which aimed to capture the candidates’ perceptions of a graduate employment interview, in particular how the interviewer’s manner and ability may affect interview outcomes. Eighty‐seven questionnaires were received from...

... that the communication link between management development and organizational culture is not perhaps as direct as is apparently assumed. Corporate culture Graduates Management development Symbolism Personnel Review 22,1 18 Management Development Structures as Symbols of Organizational Culture Diane Preston...

...John Arnold; Kate Mackenzie Davey Existing research on the early careers of graduates has provided some useful information but has also suffered from several limitations. It has not examined the full range of graduate experiences, nor has it investigated differences between organizations or stages...

...Stephanie M. Jameson; Simon Hargraves The “demographic time bomb” will have implications for all industries, especially in the recruitment of graduates. This situation is explored with reference to the hotel and catering industry in the UK. Research carried out into the job opportunities...

...David Knights; Carlo Raffo A “critical case” approach is used to examine whether the recruitment practices and procedures advocated by social scientists within the personnel field are realised in practice. The “critical case”selected is the graduate recruitment known as the“milkround”, where...

...Nigel Nicholson; John Arnold This article continues the story of graduates’ early career development which the authors began in the Vol. 18 No. 3 issue of Personnel Review. In recounting graduates’ early career experience in four departments of a multinational company, the authors reflect...