The importance of horizontal fit of university student jobs for future job quality

• Published in: Career development international Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 239 - 256
• Main Authors: I.J.M. Van der Heijden, Beatrice, Le Blanc, Pascale M, Hernandez, Ana, Gonzalez-Roma, Vicente, Yeves, Jesus, Gamboa, Juan P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bradford Emerald Publishing Limited 29.07.2019; Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Subjects: Career development planning; Careers; College Graduates; College Students; Employment; Employment Potential; Higher education; horizontal fit while studying (fit between university degree subject and student job); Human capital; job quality; Labor market; Learning; Learning Activities; Mediation; Psychology; psykologi; Quality; self-perceived employability; Social classes; Studies; time devoted to a student job; Unemployment; University graduates; University students; Variables; Work experience; Job quality; Self-perceived employability; Time devoted to a student job; Horizontal fit while studying (fit between university degree subject and student job)

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to gain a better understanding of the antecedents of the quality of graduates’ jobs when they enter the job market after university graduation. Design/methodology/approach Survey data collected from 173 Spanish bachelor and master’s degree university graduates at...