LinkedIn as a data source to rank universities according to graduate’s employability in top companies
Abstract The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of ranking universities considering the number of its graduates employed in top companies (selective employability), as mapped through LinkedIn. To achieve this, we analyzed the presence of 3,716,720 graduates from eighty Spanish uni...
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Pontificia Universidade Católica de Campinas
2020-11-01
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| description | Abstract The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of ranking universities considering the number of its graduates employed in top companies (selective employability), as mapped through LinkedIn. To achieve this, we analyzed the presence of 3,716,720 graduates from eighty Spanish universities hired by the Iberian Index companies, considering the percentages of graduates from each university working in those companies. The index obtained presents a short statistical range to correctly discriminate all universities. Moreover, the selective employability indicator is influenced by the distance between universities and companies (i.e., companies attract graduates from universities near their headquarters). This issue jeopardizes the use of this metric as a standalone ranking indicator. Finally, LinkedIn shows several limitations as a data source (mainly representativeness, reliability, and accuracy). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-207b175a957246f5b440d99b6ad858e82022-12-21T21:28:54ZengPontificia Universidade Católica de CampinasTransinformação2318-08892020-11-013210.1590/2318-0889202032e200023LinkedIn as a data source to rank universities according to graduate’s employability in top companiesAlicia MORENO-DELGADOhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3425-061XEnrique ORDUÑA-MALEAhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1989-8477Rafael REPISOhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2803-7505Abstract The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of ranking universities considering the number of its graduates employed in top companies (selective employability), as mapped through LinkedIn. To achieve this, we analyzed the presence of 3,716,720 graduates from eighty Spanish universities hired by the Iberian Index companies, considering the percentages of graduates from each university working in those companies. The index obtained presents a short statistical range to correctly discriminate all universities. Moreover, the selective employability indicator is influenced by the distance between universities and companies (i.e., companies attract graduates from universities near their headquarters). This issue jeopardizes the use of this metric as a standalone ranking indicator. Finally, LinkedIn shows several limitations as a data source (mainly representativeness, reliability, and accuracy).http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-37862020000100201&tlng=enEmployabilityIBEX35Social mediaSpainHigher Education InstitutionsUniversity rankings |
| spellingShingle | Alicia MORENO-DELGADO Enrique ORDUÑA-MALEA Rafael REPISO LinkedIn as a data source to rank universities according to graduate’s employability in top companies Transinformação Employability IBEX35 Social media Spain Higher Education Institutions University rankings |
| title | LinkedIn as a data source to rank universities according to graduate’s employability in top companies |
| title_full | LinkedIn as a data source to rank universities according to graduate’s employability in top companies |
| title_fullStr | LinkedIn as a data source to rank universities according to graduate’s employability in top companies |
| title_full_unstemmed | LinkedIn as a data source to rank universities according to graduate’s employability in top companies |
| title_short | LinkedIn as a data source to rank universities according to graduate’s employability in top companies |
| title_sort | linkedin as a data source to rank universities according to graduate s employability in top companies |
| topic | Employability IBEX35 Social media Spain Higher Education Institutions University rankings |
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