Training career adaptability to facilitate a successful school-to-work transition.

Autor/inn/en	Koen, Jessie; Klehe, Ute-Christine; Van Vianen, Annelies E. M.
Titel	Training career adaptability to facilitate a successful school-to-work transition.
Quelle	In: Journal of vocational behavior, 81 (2012) 3, S. 395-408Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0001-8791; 1095-9084
DOI	10.1016/j.jvb.2012.10.003
Schlagwörter	Kompetenz; Konfliktverhalten; Psychosozialer Faktor; Selbstbewusstsein; Selbstbild; Selbsteinschätzung; Selbstverantwortung; Arbeitsplatz; Beschäftigung; Erfolgskontrolle; Niederlande; Qualität; Selbstbewusstsein; Selbstverantwortung; Unterbeschäftigung; Selbstbild; Berufsanfänger; Karriereplanung; Kompetenz; Selbsteinschätzung; Erfolgskontrolle; Unterbeschäftigung; Arbeitsplatz; Arbeitsuche; Berufliche Stellung; Beschäftigung; Karriereplanung; Unterwertige Beschäftigung; Master-Studiengang; Bachelor-Studiengang; Qualität; Trainingsmaßnahme; Hochschulabsolvent; Berufsanfänger; Niederlande
Abstract	"The transition from school to work is one of the most critical steps in graduates' careers, as it can determine vocational outcomes and future career success. Yet, these newcomers to the labor market often take longer than regular job seekers to find a suitable job, are more likely to experience a job mismatch and to suffer from underemployment. In this study, we proposed that career adaptability might help remedy this problem. We therefore developed a training aimed at providing graduates with career adaptability resources, with the assumption that this may foster training-participants' later career adaptability and employment quality. A longitudinal field quasi-experiment compared the development of each career adaptability dimension between a training group (n=32) and a control group (n=24) over three points in time (pre-training measurement, post-training measurement and follow-up measurement six months later). Repeated measures analyses showed an overall increase in concern, control and curiosity within the training group, where as there was no increase (concern) or even an overall decrease (control and curiosity) within the control group. Consequently, the training succeeded in enhancing participants' control and curiosity in the long run. Furthermore, among participants who had found employment half a year later, training participants reported higher employment quality than did members of the control group. In sum, results showthat providing graduates with career adaptability resources can raise their chances on finding a qualitatively good job." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2013/2