The current article deals with the antecedents that generate a phenomenon of a mismatch between an academic graduates' field of education and their occupational field (horizontal mismatch). The two examined antecedents were the individuals' career history and their "career identity" level. It has been found that (a) the more expansive the individual's layoff history, the greater their horizontal mismatch level, and (b) the higher the individual's career identity level, the lower their horizontal mismatch level. This emphasizes the importance for academic individuals regarding investing in specific competencies, skills, and abilities throughout their career, to aid in career success.

当前文章涉及在学术毕业生的教育领域和他们的职业领域之间产生不匹配现象（水平不匹配）的先例。被检查的两个先决条件是个人的职业经历和他们的“职业身份”水平。已经发现：（a）个人的裁员历史越广泛，他们的水平失配水平越大；（b）个人的职业身份水平越高，其水平失配水平越低。这强调了学术人员在整个职业生涯中投资于特定能力，技能和能力以帮助职业成功的重要性。