ERIC Number: EJ850981
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Dec
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An Empirical Study of the Influence of the Concept of "Job-Hunting" on Graduates' Employment
Chen, Chengwen; Hu, Guiying
Frontiers of Education in China, v3 n4 p569-584 Dec 2008
The concept of job-hunting is an important factor affecting university students' employment. This empirical study shows that while hunting for a job, graduates witness negative correlation between their expectation of the nature of work and the demand for occupational types and the accessibility to a post and monthly income; positive correlation between students' initiative and employment opportunities; positive correlation between salary expectation and real income; negative correlation between mental preparation for hardship and job satisfaction. Therefore, institutions of higher learning must strengthen their employment education, guiding students to foster a sound sense of competition, the concept of occupational position, mental preparation for vocational hardship so that students can rectify their attitude towards employment and adjust their employment concept, thus benefiting them in gaining a position.
Descriptors: Expectation, Student Attitudes, Correlation, Employment Opportunities, Graduates, Education Work Relationship, Educational Status Comparison, Student Educational Objectives, Career Education, Career Guidance, Occupational Surveys, Job Search Methods, Work Attitudes, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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