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Worauf achten Arbeitgeber im Auswahlprozess von Absolventen wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Studiengänge? Ergebnisse eines faktoriellen Surveys
[What do employers look for during the selection process of graduates from economic degrees of study? Results of a factorial survey]

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  • Christina Neeß

    (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)

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Zusammenfassung Stellen Arbeitgeber neue Mitarbeiter ein, so ist der Auswahlprozess häufig geprägt von Unsicherheit, da sich die tatsächliche Produktivität von Arbeitnehmern vorab nur schwer einschätzen lässt. Dies betrifft insbesondere die Rekrutierung von Berufsanfängern. Der Beitrag widmet sich in diesem Sinne der Frage, auf welche Kriterien Entscheidungsträger in Unternehmen bei der Rekrutierung von Hochschulabsolventen achten. Auf Grundlage humankapital- und signaltheoretischer Überlegungen wird die Annahme getroffen, dass individuelle Kompetenzen der Bewerber entscheidend sind. Vor dem Hintergrund veränderter Hochschulstrukturen in Deutschland, die sich besonders deutlich anhand der neuen Studiengänge und -abschlüsse Bachelor und Master zeigen, wird darüber hinaus untersucht, ob zur Verringerung der Unsicherheit auch die Reputation von Universitäten als Signal in den Auswahlprozess einbezogen werden kann. Die Untersuchung der Fragestellung erfolgt mit einem faktoriellen Survey. Die Befunde hieraus zeigen, dass die individuelle Qualifikation des Bewerbers entscheidenden Einfluss auf die Erfolgschancen nimmt: Arbeitgeber beziehen die Abschlussnote in ihre Entscheidung ein, allerdings nicht in einem stärkeren Maße als andere individuelle Kriterien. So erhöht insbesondere Praxiserfahrung die Wahrscheinlichkeit zu einem Vorstellungsgespräch eingeladen zu werden. Auch Auslandserfahrung und ehrenamtliches Engagement verbessern die Erfolgschancen. Der Hochschulreputation kommt in diesem Prozess nahezu keine Bedeutung zu.

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  • Christina Neeß, 2015. "Worauf achten Arbeitgeber im Auswahlprozess von Absolventen wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Studiengänge? Ergebnisse eines faktoriellen Surveys [What do employers look for during the selection proces," Journal for Labour Market Research, Springer;Institute for Employment Research/ Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), vol. 48(4), pages 305-323, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:jlabrs:v:48:y:2015:i:4:d:10.1007_s12651-015-0179-4
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