Social connectedness and graduate employability: exploring the professional networks of graduates from business and creative industries

Ruth Bridgstock, Denise Jackson, Kate Lloyd, Matalena Tofa

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Abstract

Despite widespread recognition of the importance of social networks to career development and professional learning among experienced professionals and graduates alike, there is evidence to suggest that many students complete undergraduate programs with nascent networks at best, and little idea of how to develop and make use of the affordances of face-to-face and online connections for their careers. Drawing upon data from more than 600 surveys of graduates of Bachelor level programs in Creative Industries and Business fields from three Australian universities, this chapter: describes the professional networks of recent graduates; characterises their levels of social capital and benchmarks current graduate connectedness capability levels to identify opportunities for development in degree programs.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHigher education and the future of graduate employability
Subtitle of host publicationa connectedness learning approach
EditorsRuth Bridgstock, Neil Tippett
Place of PublicationCheltenham, UK ; Northampton, USA
PublisherEdward Elgar Publishing
Chapter5
Pages70-89
Number of pages20
ISBN (Electronic)9781788972611
ISBN (Print)9781788972604
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019

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