Determinants of Job Search Success of German Agricultural Sciences Graduates

Schulze‐Ehlers, Birgit

No 206254, 2015 International European Forum (144th EAAE Seminar), February 9-13, 2015, Innsbruck-Igls, Austria from International European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks

Abstract: This paper shows how job search success, measured as search duration and entry salary, is affected directly or indirectly by personal and process as well as structural characteristics. A specific focus is on the relevance of practical experience which is claimed to be a key feature of employability. While self‐assessed practical and namely international experience is positively related to salary, but not to search duration, the number and duration of internships does not affect job search success. Results are relevant for higher education institutions to develop their curricula, for students to prepare for job search, and for employers to understand the genesis of employability and their potential means to impact it.

Keywords: Agribusiness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 21
Date: 2015-05
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.206254

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