Educación universitaria y construcción de redes sociales como estrategia de inserción profesional
Abstract
Since job-transition processes of university graduates rely heavily on socialnetworks for job finding, this study aims to examine 1) students' beliefs about the
strategic role of social ties in job-placing; 2) their investment in social capital; 3)
the return they obtain from their investment; and 4) the responsibility taken on by
faculty in helping students to build and get access to professional networks. Data
show that students are aware of the influence that social ties play in job placing
although only about 30% of them try to expand their social networks before
graduation. Investment in social capital, before and after graduation, is closely
related to self-efficacy expectations about the ability to use personal ties to find a
job and to job-placement expectations. Faculty do not feel involved in helping
students to expand their social networks, which they consider to be a main
responsibility of university guidance services.
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