William E. Donald|Yehuda Baruch|Melanie Ashleigh
The undergraduate self-perception of employability: human capital, careers advice, and career ownership
University of Southampton|University of Southampton|University of Southampton
study focuses undergraduate selfperception employability aimed explore impact human capital incorporates social capital cultural capital psychological capital scholastic capital marketvalue capital skills also examined role careers advice career ownership protean career additionally moderators gender degree subject year study offer contribution running twowave study model crosssectional study model ii undergraduates uk university findings draw 387 students findings indicate human capital careers advice career ownership important components selfperceived employability study advances human capital theory contemporary career theory transition higher education labour market advancing understanding undergraduate selfperception employability stakeholders may benefit via betterinformed strategies preparing attracting hiring retaining graduates