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

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.

Job-Search Intensity and Clarity Measure

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Connie R. Wanberg ◽  
Leaetta M. Hough ◽  
Zhaoli Song
Keyword(s):  
Job Search ◽  
Search Intensity ◽  
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.

scholarly journals Keep the expert! Occupational expertise, perceived employability and job search

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 318-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ans De Vos ◽  
Anneleen Forrier ◽  
Beatrice Van der Heijden ◽  
Nele De Cuyper
Keyword(s):  
Job Search ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Search Intensity ◽  
Perceived Employability ◽  
Professional Workers ◽  
Job Search Intensity

Purpose In the current war for talent employers are concerned about the idea that the best employees are more likely to leave the organization for another employer (i.e. the management paradox). This study tests this management paradox. The purpose of this paper is to advance our understandings of how employees’ occupational expertise is associated with job search intensity, through its assumed relationships with perceived internal and external employability in the internal and the external labor market. The authors thereby tested the research model across three different age groups (young, middle-aged, and senior employees). Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted a survey among 2,137 professional workers and applied multi-group structural equation modeling. Findings Perceived internal employability negatively mediated the relationship between occupational expertise and job search intensity, whilst there was a positive mediational effect of perceived external employability. Age had a moderating effect on the association between perceived internal employability and job search intensity. Research limitations/implications The findings contribute to the scholarly literature on the management paradox, and the empirical work on employability and age. Practical implications Organizations can recoup their investments in expert workers’ employability and enhance their retention by providing opportunities for internal career development. Originality/value This study is original by including both internal and external employability. By doing so, the authors thereby shedding new light on how occupational expertise might explain job search and how this relationship differs depending on employee age, thereby using a large sample of respondents.

Should we talk? Co-rumination and conversation avoidance in job search

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 742-753
Author(s):  
Dana L. Haggard ◽  
Serge P. da Motta Veiga ◽  
Melody W. LaPreze
Keyword(s):  
Job Search ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Search Intensity ◽  
Balanced Approach ◽  
Negative Relationships ◽  
Graduating Students ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Job Search Intensity

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to adopt an approach/avoidance coping framework to examine the relationships of job search co-rumination (i.e. engaging in repeated and excessive conversations with a friend about job search problems) and job search talk avoidance (i.e. persistently seeking to escape conversations about the job search) on job search intensity and job search procrastination. Design/methodology/approach The authors surveyed 196 new labor market entrants (i.e. graduating students) at two points in time during their last semester in college. Findings The authors found that job search co-rumination is positively related to job search intensity, while job search talk avoidance is positively related to job search procrastination. Interestingly, though, the expected negative relationships between job search co-rumination and job search procrastination and between job search talk avoidance and job search intensity were not significant. Practical implications This study has implications for both job seekers and career counselors. For job seekers, understanding how their communication patterns influence their behaviors (and ultimately their success) can help them to see the benefits of a balanced approach to sharing about their job search. Furthermore, career centers could organize either job search mentoring or peer group programs to help job seekers navigate the intricacies of the job search process. Originality/value This study contributes to understanding whether and how talking (or not) with others (i.e. friends and relatives) about one’s job search influences one’s job search behaviors, such as intensity and procrastination.

Determinants of Job Search Intensity in Ghana

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Opoku Nyarko ◽  
William Baah-Boateng ◽  
Edward Nketiah-Amponsah
Keyword(s):  
Job Search ◽  
Search Intensity ◽  
Job Search Intensity
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