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Facilitators and inhibitors of international postgraduate students’ university-to-work transition
Ng, Wei-Hua Menzies, Jane Zutshi, Ambika
Ng, Wei-Hua
Menzies, Jane
Zutshi, Ambika
Abstract
Few studies have addressed the university-to-work transition experience of international postgraduate students. This paper contributed to the literature as it proposed a three-stage university-to-work transition framework including stages of finishing a degree, looking for a job, and working in a job. A qualitative research design with in-depth interviews was used to explore the university-to-work transition experience of eight international postgraduate students who were working full time in Australia. The international postgraduate students faced considerable stress during the first two stages. They used an array of job search strategies including networking, internships, and career workshops at university, and secured employment through networking and recommendation rather than by formal methods because they did not have permanent work visas. International postgraduate students were excited and relieved when they found a job, but faced stress when they transitioned into the workplace, and were inhibited by a lack of proper induction and their inadequate business communication skills, but were assisted through mentoring.
Keywords
University-to-work transition, international postgraduate students, networking, internships
Date
2019
Type
Journal article
Journal
Book
Volume
28
Issue
3
Page Range
186-196
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ACU Department
Peter Faber Business School
Faculty of Law and Business
Faculty of Law and Business
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© Australian Council for Educational Research 2019.