scholarly journals Peningkatan Kemandirian Perekonomian Masyarakat melalui Program Desa Vokasi Berbasis Kecakapan Hidup dan Pendidikan Kewirausahaan Masyarakat

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Tb Ai Munandar ◽  
Harsiti Harsiti ◽  
Yani Sugiyani
Keyword(s):  
Community Service ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Small Community ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
Job Seeking ◽  
Snack Products

A problem frequently occuring in our society is a number of jobless  that has become more and more. Unbalance amount of job vacancies and job seekers has become the cause of the problem. The unideal condition happened because of less empowering local potency which creates independent local economy, especially in villages. In addition, most villagers have less skills than  those who live in cities and towns to take their parts in job seeking competitions. The Program of Community Service for Empowering Society, frequently run by Universitas Serang Raya, may become an alternative to break the problem. The program set in Cening, a village in Cikedal, Pandeglang, has main goal to empower the villagers particulary housewives and those in productive age by producing some traditional snacks which have high selling value. Moreover, they are motivated and trained for doing packaging and marketing their products incompeting with other local products. The result of the program is a team of small community business entrepreneurs of peculiarly local snack products.

The ‘Employability Gap’: Long-Term Unemployment and Barriers to Work in Buoyant Labour Markets

10.1068/c22m ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 613-628 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald W McQuaid ◽  
Colin Lindsay
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Demand Side ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
Job Seeking ◽  
Local Labour

We analyse the main barriers limiting the employability of long-term unemployed job seekers within a local labour market characterised by generally high levels of demand. We use four key elements of employability (employability assets, the deployment of assets, the presentation of assets, and context) as an analytical framework in order to analyse the manner in which job seekers' personal characteristics, social and family circumstances, and perceptions of the labour market affect their ability to pursue employment opportunities. The results of interviews carried out with 115 long-term unemployed job seekers show that individual and family circumstances and attitudes towards work and job seeking are likely to be increasingly important barriers given the context of a relative lack of demand-side problems and the availability of lower-skilled jobs in expanding industries. In particular, many long-term unemployed job seekers were reluctant to seek jobs in the expanding service sectors of the local economy. Although the concept of employability provides a useful theoretical and policy framework for analysing long-term unemployment issues, models based upon an employability framework should be expanded to incorporate the role of employers and so integrate supply-side and demand-side perspectives.

EFFECTIVE USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE JOB SEEKING PROCESS IN EAST JAVA INDONESIA THROUGH ONLINE JOB SERVICE CENTER

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Stephanus Eko Wahyudi
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Service Center ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
Employment Service ◽  
Indonesian Government ◽  
Job Seeking ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Province Level

As a high populated country, one of Indonesia major problem is unemployment. The Indonesian government has been working on several programs to reduce the unemployment level. In the province level, Disnakertrans Jatim has several initiatives, including: developing Employment Service Center as well as Online Job Service Center. The number of Internet users is increasing significantly in the last several years, including in Indonesia. The use of Information Technology is expected to assist the job seekers to find jobs, and allows companies to find workers effectively. This paper discusses about the development of the Online Job Service Center

Job-Search Activities, Job-Seeking Barriers, and Work Experiences of Transition-Age Youths With Visual Impairments

2021 ◽  
pp. 0145482X2110591
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Cmar ◽  
Anne Steverson
Keyword(s):  
Job Search ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Work Activity ◽  
Transition Age ◽  
Work Activities ◽  
Job Seeking

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to describe the job-seeking and work experiences of transition-age youths with visual impairments. Methods: We analyzed follow-up data from a quasi-experimental study of a job-search intervention conducted from 2016 to 2019. Participants were 88 youths with visual impairments from three states; approximately half received the job-search intervention, and the other half served as a comparison group. Measures included job-search activities and outcomes, job-seeking barriers, volunteer and work experiences, and parental support for job-seeking. Results: Commonly reported job-search activities were preparing or revising resumes, talking to people about jobs, submitting applications, and submitting resumes, but most participants performed these activities infrequently. Many job-seekers encountered barriers during their job search, and few searches resulted in paid employment. Participants generally reported moderate levels of preparation to handle job-seeking barriers and parental support for job-seeking. Intervention and comparison participants had similar results on most measures, with few exceptions. Discussion: When youths actively search for a job but do not find one, their motivation to continue job-seeking may be reduced, particularly if their preparedness to overcome job-seeking barriers is low. Although many participants had some engagement in volunteer or work activities, short-term work experiences were the most common—and perhaps most misunderstood—work activity. Implications for practitioners: Youths with visual impairments may benefit from feedback on their job-seeking approach, application materials, and interview skills so they can make changes and determine how to focus or refocus their efforts. In addition to offering feedback, service providers can provide ongoing support to youth job-seekers and encourage them to persist in their job search. Explicit discussions about different types of work activities may help transition-age youths understand how short-term work experiences differ from paid jobs.

scholarly journals Developing Cassava Based Frozen Products to Increase Housewife’s Income in Benda Baru Village, South Tangerang

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-60
Author(s):  
Mutiara Dahlia ◽  
Cucu Cahyana
Keyword(s):  
Community Service ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
State University ◽  
Great Opportunity ◽  
Direct Practice ◽  
Current State ◽  
Art And Culture ◽  
Snack Products

Frozen snacks innovation is a food that is currently in trend and has a great opportunity to be developed.  Referring to the Jakarta State University community service program 2020-2024 it is directed at 4 (four)  focus activities, namely: Education; Public welfare; Art and culture; and Environment. Broadly speaking,  the implementation of the PKM program is community empowerment in preparing PKM plans for the  community in the form of product innovation originating from cassava tubers, thereby increasing culinary  productivity through optimizing cassava tubers and can increase household income generating. The aim is  to increase the community's ability to plan and manage the potential of cassava tubers as an effort to form  a group of people who are economically independent and prosperous. Another goal is to stimulate the  productivity of household culinary businesses that are widely cultivated by housewives in Benda Baru  village, South Tangerang, especially in the current state of the Covid-19 pandemic. The method used in this  activity is the provision of material, direct practice, and assistance in making frozen snack products, namely  french fries and cassava croquettes using cassava tubers as one of the variations of the local ingredients  used.

Discouraging gender-biased job seekers by adapting job advertisements

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jih-Yu Mao ◽  
Xinyan Mu ◽  
Xin Liu
Keyword(s):  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Female Employment ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Job Seeking ◽  
Job Advertisements ◽  
Person Organization Fit ◽  
Diversity In The Workplace

PurposeSocially responsible organizations strive to foster gender diversity values in the workplace. As women, relative to men, tend to fall victim to gender discrimination more frequently, organizations can promote gender diversity in the workplace by either increasing female employment or discouraging job seekers who resist gender diversity from applying for positions. While more attention has been devoted to the former approach, less attention has been given to the latter.Design/methodology/approachA between-subjects experiment is conducted to test the hypotheses. Participants are randomly assigned to one of five conditions that feature different numbers of women in job advertisements.FindingsFor male job seekers who hold a male breadwinner ideology, their job pursuit intentions decrease as the number of women in job advertisements increases. Perceived person-organization fit acts as the mediating influence.Practical implicationsJob advertisements are purposed to attract job seekers who share similar values. Men who embrace male-dominant values are likely to resist and thwart the progress of gender diversity in the workplace. This study informs practitioners of how by strategically adapting job advertisements, organizations can discourage individuals who are likely to be a poor fit from applying for vacant jobs.Originality/valueThis study focuses on gender discrimination and resistance in a job seeking context from a social dominance perspective. The study informs organizations of the potential benefits of strategically adapting job advertisements.

scholarly journals Factors influencing the adoption of the World Wide Web for job-seeking in South Africa

2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Pavon ◽  
Irwin Brown
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
World Wide Web ◽  
World Wide ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Adoption Process ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
Reading Habits ◽  
Job Seeking ◽  
The World ◽  
Facilitating Conditions

In the past decade, the use of the World Wide Web (WWW) as a tool for job-seeking and recruitment has increased globally, changing the dynamics for job-seekers and recruitment organisations. The purpose of this study was to gain greater insight into the factors that influence the adoption of the Internet (WWW) for job-seeking within a South African context. The impact of the Internet (WWW) and newspaper-reading habits on the adoption process was of specific interest. Data was gathered by survey through telephonic interviews with 228 job seekers applying for information technology (IT) work in Cape Town, South Africa. The findings show that the income of a job-seeker influences the favourability of internet facilitating conditions they encounter. Facilitating conditions in turn influence Internet (WWW) usage habits. Such habits influence performance expectancy, effort expectancy and intentions to use the Internet (WWW) for job-seeking. The actual extent of Internet (WWW) usage for job-seeking is positively influenced by these usage intentions and negatively influenced by newspaper-reading habits. These and other findings are discussed and implications drawn.

Career self-management of unemployed workers: the role of proactive coping in job-to-job transition

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-153
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Ślebarska ◽  
Maria Flakus
Keyword(s):  
Job Search ◽  
Search Behavior ◽  
Proactive Coping ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
Job Transition ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Job Seeking ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Job Search Behavior

PurposeJob search behavior is an important factor of an individual's career. In this study, proactive individuals' search for career opportunities during the transition from unemployment to employment is investigated. This investigation concentrates on the “in-between jobs” phase to better understand career transition. Proactive coping is a particularly important aspect of the transition from unemployment to work.Design/methodology/approachUsing the career self-management model and proactive coping theory, this paper establishes a conceptual model and adopts path analysis to examine the model with a sample of 208 unemployed workers from Poland.FindingsThe results indicate both direct and indirect effects for proactive coping on job-seeking behavior. Unemployed job seekers, with greater proactive coping, intensify their job search behavior and increase their chances for re-employment.Practical implicationsProactive coping is an important factor in career development. The findings of this study are a promising starting point for career self-development training for unemployed workers in transition.Originality/valueMost of the training for the unemployed prepares them to react and adapt to ongoing circumstances. Our findings show the importance of being proactive during active coping with unemployment.

scholarly journals Factors that influence the use of the Internet for job-seeking purposes amongst a sample of final-year students in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliet R. Chiwara ◽  
Willie T. Chinyamurindi ◽  
Themba Q. Mjoli
Keyword(s):  
The Internet ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
Job Seeking ◽  
Performance Expectancy ◽  
Effort Expectancy ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Facilitating Conditions

Orientation: Organisations are turning to the Internet in search for talent. A constituency often targeted are those students nearing the end of their tenure of study who are making a transition into the working world. Given this, it is important to understand not only those factors that influence the use of the Internet within the Human Resources (HR) talent search process, but also how such factors relate to actual intent to apply for jobs.Research purpose: Drawing on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model, the study investigates factors that influence the adoption of the Internet for purposes of job seeking.Motivation for the study: Calls have been made for research that investigates factors that influence the intention to use the Internet to apply for jobs in developing countries such as South Africa.Research approach, design and method: The study used the quantitative approach (relying on a survey) to test the hypotheses into factors that influence the use of Internet for the purpose of job seeking amongst a sample of 346 prospective job seekers in their final year of study at a South African university.Main findings: Through correlation and regression analysis, findings reveal a positive relationship to exist between (1) performance expectancy with intention to use the Internet to apply for jobs, (2) effort expectancy with intention to use the Internet to apply for jobs, (3) individual effort expectancy and performance expectancy and (4) individual trust and the intention to use the Internet for job seeking. However, no relationship was found to exist between facilitating conditions and intention to use the Internet for job seeking.Practical/managerial implications: The findings magnify the role of salient factors in the intention to use the Internet for job-seeking purposes. Efforts from applicants, universities, recruitment agencies and organisations, potentially, have an effect on the intention to use the Internet for job-seeking purposes. Such efforts may enhance the students’ online experience and minimise problems that accompany technology adoption for the purposes of recruitment. Findings from this research may help enhance the online recruitment experience both from the end-user and recruiter perspective.Contribution/value-add: The study contributes to the recruitment literature in three ways: Firstly, UTAUT is shown to be a useful framework to explain final-year, job-seeking students’ intention to use the Internet to apply for jobs. Furthermore, the findings illustrate the value of the UTAUT as a model useful in enhancing understanding on intentions. Secondly, the study places focus on the human factor rather than facilitating conditions as important issues regarding intention to use the Internet to apply for a job. Finally, based on these findings, future angles of research that have academic and practitioner implications are proposed.

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