Evidence on the value of particular CV attributes for graduates’ chances on the labour market is relatively scarce.
Analysing data from graduate surveys Allen and van der Velden (2001, 2011), and Mason, Williams, and Cranmer
(2009) find that graduates’ chances of securing a graduatelevel job are indeed associated with observable characteristics such as the degree, work experience, grades or study
experience abroad. However, to our knowledge our study is
the first which systematically investigates the relative importance of CV attributes from the employer perspective using a
discrete choice experiment.