Exporting, demand for skills and skill mismatch: Evidence from employers' hiring practices

Purpose: The purpose of this survey was to identify factors that may be influencing the appreciation of exercise physiology as a discipline as demonstrated by hiring practices in regional clinical settings. Methods: A telephone survey was administered to 33 cardiac rehabilitation programs in 5 states in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States (Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia). Results: The distribution of nurses and exercise physiologists (EPs) employed by the 33 facilities varied by state, but overall there were 86 nurses and 55 EPs working among the surveyed facilities. Of the 33 surveyed facilities, 12 (36%) reported a preference for hiring nurses over EPs; only 4 (12%) reported a preference for hiring EPs over nurses. The remaining facilities (n = 17; 52%) reported no preference (n = 12; 36%) or that the decision depends on a variety of factors (n = 5; 15%). Several common themes were identified from respondents. These included that, compared to nurses, EPs have greater expertise in exercise prescription and better understanding of safe exercise progression for patients. However, nurses were believed to possess greater assessment and clinical skill with an emphasis on emergency response preparedness and greater general patient education skills. Conclusion: Academic programs that prepare students for careers as EPs employed in clinical settings may benefit from additional coursework and internship site selection that focus on clinical assessment skills, emergency preparedness, and patient education to reinforce their work in an exercise science curriculum.

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Current hiring practices in the restaurant industry: An example of California restaurants

10.31274/etd-180810-3250 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Amir S. Durrani

Keyword(s):

Restaurant Industry ◽

Hiring Practices

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The Myth of Meritocracy: Evaluating the Role of Box Credentials in Colorado Law Firm Hiring Practices

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.1399805 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

Angelina Zelaya Kastroll

Keyword(s):

Hiring Practices ◽

Law Firm

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Academic Identity and Communities of Practice: Narratives of Social Science Academics Career Decisions in Taiwan

Education Sciences ◽

10.3390/educsci11080388 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (8) ◽

pp. 388

Author(s):

Gregory Siy Ching

Keyword(s):

Communities Of Practice ◽

Identity Formation ◽

Doctoral Education ◽

Academic Career ◽

Career Decisions ◽

Academic Identity ◽

Hiring Practices ◽

Role Conflicts ◽

The Social

Academic identity is an important aspect of organizing an academic career. An academic identity is distinct and unique and can be defined as the core attitudes that determine how individuals approach the concept of work. In the current era of neoliberalism, changes to university governance in Taiwan have transformed working conditions and hiring practices in academia. Inevitably, role conflicts have emerged, and work stress within higher education institutions has increased. The current study summarizes the narratives of nine academics from the social sciences. The study is anchored in the concept that academic identity formation is rooted in the doctoral education stage. Using a qualitative narrative inquiry lens, interactions between different communities of practice during the doctoral education stage are analyzed, along with later career decisions and the role communities of practice play in those decisions. The findings show that doctoral mentors and fellows all contributed to the formation of a core academic identity, while later career decisions were equally affected by neoliberal policies. It is hoped that by recognizing the role of academic identity, administrators may be able to influence how academics adapt amidst the competing pressures within the academe.

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Current Hiring Practices of Campus Recreation Directors of NIRSA Institutions

Recreational Sports Journal ◽

10.1123/rsj.30.2.100 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 30 (2) ◽

pp. 100-115 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

William F. Stier ◽

Robert C. Schneider ◽

Stephen Kampf ◽

Gregory Wilding ◽

Scott Haines

Keyword(s):

Hiring Practices ◽

Professional Organizations ◽

Campus Recreation ◽

Job Descriptions ◽

Public And Private ◽

Graduate Assistants ◽

Entry Level ◽

Policies And Procedures ◽

Recreation Directors ◽

Professional Employees

A survey of all National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) campus recreation directors was conducted to determine the hiring practices, policies, and procedures relating to professional employees, graduate assistants, and student employees in campus recreation programs throughout North America. The survey instrument, in its final form, addressed hiring practices, policies, and procedures of campus recreation directors through 28 questions relating to the following areas: (a) search and screen committees, (b) job descriptions, (c) advertisement and announcement of vacancies, (d) applications, (e) references, (f) interviews, and (g) impact/involvement of national professional organizations in the hiring process. Selected data is presented in terms of (a) entry level position (coordinator) or for mid-level positions, (b) size of institutions (small, medium, and large), (c) rural, urban, and suburban locations, and (d) public and private institutions.

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