Grade Point Average and Biographical Data in Personal Resumes: Predictors of Finding Employment

SULASTRI, AUGUSTINA (2014) Grade Point Average and Biographical Data in Personal Resumes: Predictors of Finding Employment.

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Abstract

The current study aimed to examine relationships between graduates’ grade point average (GPA), biographical data in their personal resumes and the success in fi nding a job in general and a psychology-based job in particular. Two hundred and six psychology graduates from seven universities in Indonesia participated in a two-wave longitudinal study. First, graduates’ biographical data were assessed:extracurricular activities, computer and foreign language skills, participation in a growth mindset enrichment program and in general enrichment programs (seminar, workshops, and training), and work experiences. Six months later we assessed whether the graduates found a job or not and whether it was a psychology-based job or a job in general. GPA showed a signifi cant relationship with success in fi nding a psychology-based job. Participation in a growth mindset enrichment program was related to the success in fi nding a job in general and in fi nding a psychology-based job. Work experiences predicted the success in fi nding a job in general. Extracurricular activities, foreign language skill, and participation in general enrichment programs showed signifi cant relationships with the success in fi nding a psychology based job. Computer skill did not emerge as determinant of fi nding a job. Practical implications are discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	100 Philosophy and Psychology
Divisions:	Faculty of Psychology > Department of Psychology
Depositing User:	Ms Augustina Sulastri
Date Deposited:	03 Dec 2019 07:55
Last Modified:	04 Mar 2021 04:52
URI:	http://repository.unika.ac.id/id/eprint/20404

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