Differences in the Influence of College Students’ Self-Esteem for Getting-a-Job on Job Search Behavior Intensity in South Korea

This study focuses on career development processes and options for older workers in South Korea and explores how career coaching enhances their career development efforts and transition needs. The purpose of this study is to investigate the structural relationship between older employees’ goal-setting, self-efficacy, and job-search behavior mediated by career coaching. A total of 249 participants were recruited in a metropolitan city in South Korea. Based on the literature review, hypotheses were developed and tested on the structural model and the following findings were revealed. First, the findings indicate a positive effect of self-efficacy on older workers’ job-search behavior. Second, the value of career coaching was found to affect older workers’ job-search behavior in the South Korean context. Third, career-goal commitment alone did not have a positive significant effect on job-search behavior, but it was influential through the mediating process of the perceived quality of the career coaching program provided by an employment center in South Korea.

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Employability-oriëntatie van studenten en voorgenomen baanzoekgedrag

Gedrag & Organisatie ◽

10.5117/2007.020.002.005 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Karen van Dam ◽

Linda van der Zanden ◽

Valeria Piras

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Job Search ◽

Career Planning ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Search Behavior ◽

Career Commitment ◽

Work Practice ◽

Job Search Behavior ◽

Future Work ◽

Core Self

Employability orientation of college students Employability orientation of college students K. van Dam, L. van der Zanden & Valeria Piras, Gedrag & Organisatie, volume 20, June 2007, nr. 2, pp. Based on Fugate, Kinicki and Ashforth's (2004) employability model, we investigated students' employability-oriëntation: what is their attitude toward their flexibility and availability in their study and future work situation, and how does this employability-orientation relate to intended job search behavior? Data from 109 students showed that the aspects of personal adaptability (learning orientation, core-self evaluations, and extraversion) had positive relationships with employability-orientation. And whereas career-planning showed a positive relationship, career commitment showed a negative relationship with employability-orientation. In turn, employability-orientation predicted intended job search behavior. In addition, education and work practice made a difference. The findings have theoretical and practical relevance.

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The Role of Emotion in Job Search Behavior Among College Students

Journal of Career Development ◽

10.1177/0894845321993554 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 089484532199355

Author(s):

Eunjin Kim ◽

Bora Lee

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Job Search ◽

Positive Emotions ◽

Negative Emotions ◽

Search Behavior ◽

Job Search Behavior ◽

Motivational Systems Theory ◽

Korean College Students ◽

First Time ◽

Job Searching

Korean college students preparing to enter the world of work are going through a long-term process of job searching. During the process, individuals experience various emotions, which can motivate (or demotivate) them to keep going. The present study, grounded in motivational systems theory, examined the roles of emotions in job search behavior. A sample of 116 college students, who were seeking a job for the first time, participated. Using three-wave longitudinal data and multilevel modeling, within- and between-person-level associations were examined. The outcome variables were job search behavior and the number of resumes submitted. The results showed that individuals who experience more positive emotions and negative emotions were more likely to engage in job search behavior at both the within- and between-person levels. However, the number of resumes submitted was not significantly related to positive or negative emotions. The implications of the study were discussed.

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Networking: A Simulation of Job Search Behavior

Simulation & Gaming ◽

10.1177/1046878198292009 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

pp. 260-264

Author(s):

Rajib N. Sanyal ◽

Joao S. Neves

Keyword(s):

Job Search ◽

Search Behavior ◽

Job Search Behavior

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Networking as a Job-Search Behavior and Career Management Strategy

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199764921.013.022 ◽

2014 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Monica L. Forret

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Social Network ◽

Job Search ◽

Management Strategy ◽

Search Behavior ◽

Career Management ◽

Future Research ◽

Job Seekers ◽

Job Search Behavior ◽

New Jobs

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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