Crossing the divide from education to employment - do business students see group work as a useful bridge?

This study explores students’ perceptions of the connections between undergraduate group work and employment and considers if it can act as a supportive bridge between the two. Recent graduates were able to see group work as a ‘bridging tool’ as they had developed a skillset that provided stability when dealing with unfamiliar workplace situations. Current students could conceive of group work as providing ‘employability currency’ for applications and to secure an interview, but few could extrapolate this to the workplace. Implications for practice include the development of initiatives to raise the awareness and importance of both positive and negative group work and consistently highlighting its functionality as an important bridging tool