Employer Perceptions of an Engineering Student's Electronic Portfolio

Autor/in	Weber, Karen
Titel	Employer Perceptions of an Engineering Student's Electronic Portfolio
Quelle	In: International Journal of ePortfolio, 8 (2018) 1, S.57-71 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2157-622X
Schlagwörter	Employer Attitudes; Employers; Electronic Publishing; Portfolios (Background Materials); Personnel Selection; Engineering; Individual Characteristics; Information Technology; Industry; Engineering Education; Semi Structured Interviews; Barriers; Employment Qualifications + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeitgeberinteresse; Elektronisches Publizieren; Personalauswahl; Personalentscheidung; Maschinenbau; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Informationstechnologie; Industrie; Ingenieurausbildung; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation
Abstract	This article examines engineering employers' perspectives on an electronic portfolio for hiring purposes. Eleven employers of engineers viewed one student's electronic portfolio (ePortfolio). To learn the potential for using ePortfolios within the hiring process, hiring managers, human resources directors, and recruiters from the engineering sector were interviewed to solicit their feedback on the ePortfolio viewed. The researcher analyzed the advantages and disadvantages associated with using an ePortfolio over that of traditional candidate screening and evaluation. Those interviewed cited specific strengths of using an ePortfolio as the ability to (a) differentiate a candidate, (b) assess potential fit and future with a company, and (c) encapsulate a candidate's traditional application materials and online media within one website. The possible drawbacks raised by the participants included (a) duplication of efforts for the candidate and employer, (b) too much information presented to the employer, and (c) the tool being unsuccessfully introduced into the hiring process, particularly during the initial screening of candidates. The culmination of the project resulted in the researcher presenting essential criteria for engineering students to include when creating ePortfolios based upon the findings from this investigation. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Georgia. North Instructional Plaza, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602. e-mail: ijep@vt.edu; Web site: http://www.theijep.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01