Developing and Utilizing Employability Capitals : Graduates' Strategies Across Labour Markets.

Intro -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- An overview of the current policy and conceptual landscape of graduate employability -- Part 1 Background -- 1 The need to develop graduate employability for a globalized world -- 2 Employability, employability capital, and career development: a literature review -- 3 Using narrative inquiry and critical reflection to examine graduate employability and career development -- Part 2 Graduates' reflection on their career development journeys -- 4 Towards securing employment in the host country: personal agency in early career journey -- 5 Differences in experiences of career development in host and home countries -- 6 Beyond human capital: the role of other types of capital in graduates' career development -- 7 Beyond human capital: combining different employability capitals for career development -- 8 Developing and using social networks for occupational mobility in different labour markets -- 9 Using personal agency to achieve different career goals -- 10 Career development as a journey to construct professional identity -- 11 Circumnavigation: supporting employability by developing 'capitals' -- 12 Why should I walk the same career development pathways as everyone else? -- Part 3 Graduate employability and career development: the way ahead -- 13 Employability and determinants of employment outcomes -- 14 The way ahead for the employability agenda in higher education -- Index.

Graduate employability is a significant concern for most higher education institutions worldwide. This book explores graduates' experiences in developing and utilizing employability capitals for career development and success in different labour markets.

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