Portland, Oregon
June 23, 2024
June 23, 2024
July 12, 2024
Student Division Technical Session 2: Career Development and Employability
Student Division (STDT)
https://peer.asee.org/47820
Master candidate, specializing in the research field of college students' employment.
In the backdrop of economic globalization, the evolving industrial structure increases the demand for technical talents, challenging college engineering students' employment prospects. This study explored how school-based career guidance and services enhance students' career readiness and impact their employment quality. The findings emphasize the critical role of these services in equipping students with job market knowledge, bolstering their search skills and confidence. A positive correlation between career readiness and employment quality was observed, indicating that prepared students secure better jobs. The guidance and services lay a solid foundation for students' employment quality. Finally, practical issues and suggestions in training the employability and career readiness of engineering students are discussed, providing insights for forging the bridge between career guidance and employment quality.
Zhu, J., & TIEMIN, S., & sun, J., & Chai, F. (2024, June), Optimizing Employment Quality of College Engineering Students: The Crucial Role of School-Based Career Guidance and Readiness Paper presented at 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon. https://peer.asee.org/47820
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