Academic achievement, task characteristics, and first job performance of young engineers

Empirical findings on the relationship between the titled factors are presented. Task characteristics and performance evaluation criteria were examined. It was found that a significant portion of total variance in overall performance rating could be accounted for by a mixed measure of the student´s intellectual, motivational, and interpersonal qualities. No significant relationship, however, was found between academic achievement and job performance overall. Instead, the results suggest that academic achievement might be only one of several important factors that could affect job performance.