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Job Searches and Screening of University Graduates: Explicit and Implicit Individual Characteristics

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  • Roberto Dopeso-Fernández

    (Tecnocampus, Universitat Pompeu Fabra)

  • Aleksander Kucel

    (Tecnocampus, Universitat Pompeu Fabra)

  • Josep Maria Raya Vilchez

    (Tecnocampus, Universitat Pompeu Fabra)

Abstract

This paper analyzes the school-to-work transition of bachelor graduates using survival analysis. Using the REFLEX data, for a sample of graduates from 16 OECD countries who graduated up to 1999–2000 and were later interviewed in 2005–2006, we show that only the relatively inexpensive to observe characteristics of graduates serve to potential employers as screening devices. All the difficult and thus expensive to observe characteristics, though potentially productive, do not speed up the school-to-work transition. Potential public policies to reduce the job search time for graduates should include endowing graduates with entrepreneurial training and promoting clearly readable skills sets of graduates among their potential employers.

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  • Roberto Dopeso-Fernández & Aleksander Kucel & Josep Maria Raya Vilchez, 2025. "Job Searches and Screening of University Graduates: Explicit and Implicit Individual Characteristics," Journal of Labor Research, Springer, vol. 46(1), pages 52-76, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jlabre:v:46:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1007_s12122-025-09372-5
    DOI: 10.1007/s12122-025-09372-5
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    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J64 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search

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