Biography

William E. Donald is the Founder of Donald Research & Consulting (Est. 2022) and an Associate Professor / Visiting Research Fellow of Sustainable Careers and Human Resource Management at Southampton Business School, University Southampton (UK), as a guest of Professor Yehuda Baruch.

According to the Scholar GPS Ranking Analytics 2023, Will’s research impact ranking for the last 5 years places him in the top 5.83% of scholars across all fields, the top 2.17% of scholars in the field of Career Development, and the top 2.06% of scholars in the field of Higher Education.

Will’s research interests include Career Development, Employability Capital, Graduate Employability, and Sustainable Career Ecosystems. He has published 80+ peer-reviewed works (journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers)–which have been cited 1,100+ times (Google Scholar).

Will authored the book ‘Strategic Opportunities for Bridging the University-Employer Divide‘ (IGI Global, 2024), and was the sole Editor of the ‘Handbook of Research on Sustainable Career Ecosystems for University Students and Graduates’ (IGI Global, 2023).

Will was previously the Managing Editor (now Special Advisor) of the GiLE Journal of Skills Development and is currently part of the Research and Policy Steering Group for the Institute of Student Employers. He is also a Senior Editor for Career Development International and an international member of various Editorial Boards:

Journal of Vocational Behaviour [AJG 4*, ABDC A*, Scopus: Q1]
Personnel Review [AJG: 2*, ABDC: A, Scopus: Q1]
Career Development International [AJG: 2*, ABDC: B, Scopus: Q1]
Journal of Management & Organization [AJG: 2*, ABDC: B, Scopus: Q2]
Journal of Work-Applied Management [AJG: 1*, ABDC: C, Scopus: Q2]

Will is a qualified Life and Performance Coach, a Fellow of the ‘Learning and Performance Institute’ (FLPI), an Associate Fellow of the ‘Higher Education Academy’ (AFHEA), and a Member of the ‘National Council of Psychotherapists’ (MNCP NP). For more information, visit Will’s website: https://drwilldonald.wordpress.com/