Job Search as Goal-Directed Behavior: Objectives and Methods

Autor/inn/en	Van Hoye, Greet; Saks, Alan M.
Titel	Job Search as Goal-Directed Behavior: Objectives and Methods
Quelle	In: Journal of Vocational Behavior, 73 (2008) 3, S.358-367 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0001-8791
DOI	10.1016/j.jvb.2008.07.003
Schlagwörter	Job Applicants; Job Satisfaction; Job Search Methods; Foreign Countries; Labor Turnover; Job Application; Career Centers; Social Networks; Belgium; Romania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bewerber; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Arbeitsplatzsuchtheorie; Ausland; Bewerbung; Berufsbildungszentrum; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Belgien; Rumänien
Abstract	This study investigated the relationship between job search objectives (finding a new job/turnover, staying aware of job alternatives, developing a professional network, and obtaining leverage against an employer) and job search methods (looking at job ads, visiting job sites, networking, contacting employment agencies, contacting employers, and submitting applications). In a sample of 205 employed individuals from Belgium and Romania, job search objectives were significantly related to job search methods even after job satisfaction was controlled. Furthermore, particular objectives predicted specific methods. While the finding a new job/turnover objective predicted all search methods, staying aware of alternatives predicted using job ads and sites; the network objective predicted networking and contacting employers; and the leverage objective predicted contacting employers. Results suggest that search objectives are important for understanding job seekers' search behavior and support the view that job search is a self-regulatory process that begins with objectives which activate search behavior. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10