Ruth Bridgstock
Skills for creative industries graduate success
Queensland University of Technology
purpose although increasing evidence creative industries essential national economic growth well social cultural wellbeing creative graduates often find difficult become established professionally study aims investigate value career management competence intrinsic career motivations elements protean career orientation predicting positive graduate outcomes designmethodologyapproach selfreport surveys administered 208 creative industries graduates two australian universities two points time course completion one year later findings paper finds individual career management competence intrinsic work motivations measured course completion significant predictors early career success using subjective objective measures measured one year later practical implications study suggests emphasis student development beyond traditional key employability skills may well worthwhile paper also suggests broad learning teaching approach universities encourage development student career identity thus engender student intrinsic career motivations career self management skills behaviours originalityvalue one first studies demonstrate empirically link particular set skills graduate outcomes addition provides insights role student career motivations positive transitions world work creative industries