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Berufliche Mobilität von Geisteswissenschaftlern: Völkerwanderung (The vocational mobility of humanities graduates)

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  • Kräuter, Maria
  • Oberlander, Willi

    (Instituts für Freie Berufe an der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)

  • Wießner, Frank

    (Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany)

Abstract

"As labour markets offer only considerably poor opportunities for students from the fields of the humanities and social sciences, occupational mobility is becoming more and more characteristic of such graduates. Half of them 'migrate' to occupations which have either only a weak relationship to their studies or none at all. Along with subject-specific know-how, it is especially soft skills such as flexibility and self-motivation - skills that distinguish them from other branches of study - that help them to do so. Nonetheless, competing in the labour market is still a challenge, though they can succeed by sharpening their profiles and by pursuing active self-marketing." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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  • Kräuter, Maria & Oberlander, Willi & Wießner, Frank, 2010. "Berufliche Mobilität von Geisteswissenschaftlern: Völkerwanderung (The vocational mobility of humanities graduates)," IAB-Forum, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany], vol. 2010(1), pages 70-77.
    • Handle: RePEc:iab:iabfor:v:2010:i:1:p:070-077
    DOI: 10.3278/IFO1001W070
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