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strada.org

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Report

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Increasing Student Access to Labor Market Information: Insights from Qualitative Research

Strada Education Foundation report (October 7, 2026) by Stephanie Breen and James Dean Ward. Based on 37 interviews with career services professionals and undergraduate students, it looks at how colleges share labor market information — job demand, wages, credentials and graduate outcomes — and how students use it in education and career decisions. A short brief and the full report are free to download.

#labor-market-information#college-students#career-services#higher-education

strada.orgAdded Oct 7, 20260 opens

sciencedirect.com

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Research Paper

Career & Professional Optimization

Answering the Call: How Changes to the Salience of Job Characteristics Affect College Students' Decisions

Authors: Robinson, Meyer, Bailey-Fakhoury, Zandieh, Loeb
Venue: Social Science Research
Published: 2026

Open-access study in Social Science Research (2026) by Robinson, Meyer, Bailey-Fakhoury, Zandieh and Loeb, testing whether highlighting certain job features changes which careers college students pursue.

Why I recommend it: Peer reviewed and free under a Creative Commons license. Results come from one study population, so don't over-generalise.

#career choice#college students#job markets#job search#research

sciencedirect.comAdded Sep 24, 20260 opens