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First-job educational and skill match

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the education-job match of political science
graduates from Slovenia, as well as from selected EU countries, in the context of other
disciplines. In the frame of contested theoretical approaches, the implications of matching the
knowledge that is acquired during education to the skills that are needed on the job are also
examined.
Design/methodology/approach – Using the REFlex HEGESCO database, as well as other
secondary data, the wider disciplinary and contextual environments are presented. Disciplinary
and contextual mapping is followed by binary logistic regression of primary data collected from
Slovene political science graduates. Based on the results, the authors determined the validity of certain
theoretical premises of human capital, credentialist, and assignment approaches, specifically
regarding education-job matching.
Findings – In terms of graduate education-job match, the results indicate that the relevance of the
sector of employment relates to educational as well as skill match. The results also indicate that
matched candidates utilize the skills acquired during the education process to a greater degree,
which adds weight to the assignment theory’s presumption. The effect of formal credentials is
relevant, because graduates with Bologna degrees, despite having attended programs with
virtually identical curricula at the same institution, are significantly less matched when compared
to non-Bologna graduates. Accordingly, the effect of the change to the structure of the system
of higher education (HE), which is amplified by the period effect of the economic crisis, implies a
serious change to graduates’ opportunity structure.
Practical implications – The study should motivate a re-examination of the teleological purpose of
the study by professional associations in the state. It should also motivate the adjustment of the study
programs to the new conditions graduates face and strengthen the educator-employer relationship to
make the latter cognizant about the study programs and the skills of graduates. In addition, the study
should provide grounds for a critical discussion about the implications of governmental austerity
measures on the public sector.
Originality/value – The paper provides new insights into the early careers of political scientists
and social scientists at large. It also offers early evidence on the effect of the Bologna’s HE
reform and indications about the early career achievements in a crisis-struck post-communist
country.

Keywords Slovenia, Education-job match, Early career achievement, Political science graduates,Bologna reform

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International Journal of Manpower

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: Emerald Group., 2014

Deskripsi Fisik

International Journal of Manpower Vol. 35 No. 4, 2014 pp. 553-575

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