Insight into job search self-regulation: Effects of employment self-efficacy and perceived progress on job search intensity

2018 ◽  
Vol 108 ◽  
pp. 57-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serge P. da Motta Veiga ◽  
Daniel B. Turban
Keyword(s):  
Job Search ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Search Intensity ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Job Search Intensity

Antecedents of perceived overqualification: a three-wave study

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Guerrero ◽  
John-Paul Hatala
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽  
Planned Behavior ◽  
Job Search ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Search Intensity ◽  
Perceived Overqualification ◽  
Financial Need ◽  
Job Search Intensity

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of job search on perceived overqualification by applying the theory of planned behavior and including financial need and openness to experience as moderators. Design/methodology/approach – Three questionnaires were given at weeks 1, 8 and 12 to 436 practice firm participants. A total of 119 completed all three questionnaires. The authors used partial least squares to analyze the data. Findings – Job search self-efficacy was positively related to job search intentions and to outcome expectations. Job search intentions were positively related to job search intensity. Financial need acted as a moderator of the relationship between job search intensity and perceived overqualification such that for those with high-financial need higher levels of job search intensity resulted in higher perceived overqualification. Research limitations/implications – The authors found little support for the theory of planned behavior in the model. The authors found strong support for the role of job search self-efficacy and job search intentions. The use of a three-wave design resulted in a relatively low sample size and the use of the practice firm reduces the generalizability of the findings. Practical implications – The results suggest that increasing job search self-efficacy and job search intentions while managing the anticipations of job seekers is likely to yield better job search outcomes. Originality/value – This study investigates the role of job search on perceived overqualification. Findings suggest that malleable attitudes during job search such as job search self-efficacy, job search intentions, and anticipations are likely to impact perceived overqualification.

Mature age job seekers: the role of proactivity

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 1082-1097 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannes Zacher ◽  
Angelika Bock
Keyword(s):  
Job Search ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Proactive Personality ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Search Intensity ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Job Search Intensity

Purpose – In the context of demographic and economic changes, helping mature age job seekers find employment is imperative. The purpose of this paper is to examine mature age job seekers’ proactive personality as a moderator of the relationship between age and job search intensity; and to examine job search self-efficacy as a mediator of this moderation effect. It was hypothesized that the generally negative relationships between age and job search self-efficacy and intensity are weaker among job seekers with a more proactive personality. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 188 job seekers between 40 and 64 years completed an online questionnaire. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Findings – Consistent with previous research, age was negatively related to job search intensity. Proactive personality was positively related to job search intensity and moderated the relationship between age and job search intensity. Extending previous research, proactive personality also positively predicted job search self-efficacy and moderated the relationship between age and job search self-efficacy which, in turn, positively predicted job search intensity. Research limitations/implications – Potential limitations of the study include the cross-sectional design, sample selectivity, and the omission of possibly important control variables. Practical implications – Practitioners, organizations, and societies concerned with helping mature age job seekers find employment could provide additional support to those with a less proactive personality and low job search self-efficacy. Originality/value – This study extends previous research by showing that mature age job seekers’ job search self-efficacy mediates the moderating effect of proactive personality on the relationship between age and job search intensity.

scholarly journals Linking Mentoring and Job Search Behavior: A Moderated Mediation Model

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824402110672
Author(s):  
Ruirui Lian ◽  
Wenjing Cai ◽  
Kun Chen ◽  
Hongru Shen ◽  
Xiaopei Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Job Search ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
College Graduates ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Search Behavior ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Job Search Behavior ◽  
Search Behaviors ◽  
The Impact

The present research aims to explore the impact of mentoring relationship on college graduates’ job search behavior among Chinese undergraduate students by examining the mediator of job search intention and the moderator of job search self-efficacy. A two-wave survey study was conducted in China ( N = 594). Our findings show a positive indirect relation between mentoring and college graduates’ job search behaviors through job search intention. The graduates’ job search self-efficacy positively moderated the indirect relationship such that when job search self-efficacy was higher, the influence of mentoring on behavior via job search intention was stronger. These findings extend the literature by clarifying how and when mentoring facilitates graduates’ job search behaviors and provide practical implications for facilitating a smooth school-to-work transition in China. As the first study that empirically clarifies why (through job search intention) and when (job search self-efficacy) mentoring function is positively related to job search behavior among Chinese undergraduate students, the present study contributes to the existing mentoring and job search literature. Future research is encouraged to extend the findings by integrating theory of planned behavior (TPB) with self-regulation theory toward deepening current understanding of how and when mentoring can contribute to a student’s success in job search behavior.

Predictors of Job Search Intensity among College Graduates

2004 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 332-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aharon Tziner ◽  
Efrat Vered ◽  
Limor Ophir
Keyword(s):  
Job Search ◽  
College Graduates ◽  
Search Intensity ◽  
Job Search Intensity

Self-Regulation during Job Search: Different Roles of Employment and Behavior Self-Efficacy

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 (1) ◽  
pp. 17224
Author(s):  
Songqi Liu ◽  
Junqi Shi ◽  
Yujie Zhan ◽  
Le Zhou ◽  
Weichun Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Job Search ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
And Behavior

Older job seekers' job search intensity: the interplay of proactive personality, age and occupational future time perspective

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 1139-1166 ◽  
Author(s):  
HANNES ZACHER
Keyword(s):  
Job Search ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Future Time Perspective ◽  
Proactive Personality ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
Future Time ◽  
Search Intensity ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Job Search Intensity

ABSTRACTLong-term unemployment of older people can have severe consequences for individuals, communities and ultimately economies, and is therefore a serious concern in countries with an ageing population. However, the interplay of chronological age and other individual difference characteristics in predicting older job seekers' job search is so far not well understood. This study investigated relationships among age, proactive personality, occupational future time perspective (FTP) and job search intensity of 182 job seekers between 43 and 77 years in Australia. Results were mostly consistent with expectations based on a combination of socio-emotional selectivity theory and the notion of compensatory psychological resources. Proactive personality was positively related to job search intensity and age was negatively related to job search intensity. Age moderated the relationship between proactive personality and job search intensity, such that the relationship was stronger at higher compared to lower ages. One dimension of occupational FTP (perceived remaining time left in the occupational context) mediated this moderating effect, but not the overall relationship between age and job search intensity. Implications for future research, including the interplay of occupational FTP and proactive personality, and some tentative practical implications are discussed.

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