Effects of Employee Cynicism and Perceived Tolerance for Workplace Incivility on Job Search Behavior--Model

Networking is often cited as a key to job-search success; however, relatively little scholarly research on networking as a job-search behavior exists. The purpose of this chapter is to review the literature on networking and its relevance for job-search success and career management more broadly. The use of networking for both obtaining new jobs at different employers as well as advancing upward in one’s current organization is considered. This chapter describes the importance of networking for developing career competencies, how networking can enhance a job seeker’s social network, and barriers faced by women and minorities in building their social networks. The multiple ways in which networking has been measured are described, along with the antecedents and outcomes of networking behavior pertinent to job seekers. This chapter discusses the implications of networking as a job-search behavior for job seekers, career counselors, and organizations and concludes with future research suggestions for scholars.

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School-to-work transition: Mentor career support and student career planning, job search intentions, and self-defeating job search behavior

Journal of Vocational Behavior ◽

10.1016/j.jvb.2014.09.004 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 85 (3) ◽

pp. 422-432 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

Robert W. Renn ◽

Robert Steinbauer ◽

Robert Taylor ◽

Daniel Detwiler

Keyword(s):

Job Search ◽

Career Planning ◽

Search Behavior ◽

School To Work ◽

Career Support ◽

School To Work Transition ◽

Work Transition ◽

Job Search Behavior

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Linking Mentoring and Job Search Behavior: A Moderated Mediation Model

SAGE Open ◽

10.1177/21582440211067235 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 215824402110672

Author(s):

Ruirui Lian ◽

Wenjing Cai ◽

Kun Chen ◽

Hongru Shen ◽

Xiaopei Gao ◽

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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.

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