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Sverko, Branimir; Galic, Zvonimir; Sersic, Darja Maslic; Galesic, Mirta – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2008
A three-wave longitudinal study of unemployed persons in Croatia was used to examine the antecedents of job-seeking behavior and reemployment. A series of demographic, motivational and job-constraint variables were posited to influence job-seeking behavior, which, in turn, was hypothesized to affect (re)employment. The participants were surveyed…
Descriptors: Unemployment, Employment Level, Foreign Countries, Job Search Methods
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Saks, Alan M. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2006
The purpose of this study was to examine the combined and differential effects of five job search behaviors (informal sources, formal sources, preparatory search intensity, active search intensity, job search effort) on five criteria of job search success (job interviews, job offers, employment status, person-job fit, and person-organization fit)…
Descriptors: Graduates, Employment Level, Self Efficacy, Job Applicants
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Saks, Alan M.; Ashforth, Blake E. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1999
The employment status of 384 college graduates was measured at graduation and four months later. Job-search self-efficacy predicted preparatory and active job search and its intensity, as well as employment status at graduation. Preparatory job-search behavior predicted employment status after four months. (SK)
Descriptors: College Graduates, Employment Level, Individual Differences, Job Search Methods
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Van Hooft, Edwin A. J.; Born, Marise Ph.; Taris, Toon W.; van der Flier, Henk – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2005
This study explored differences in the antecedents and consequences of job search behavior depending on gender and family situation in a large, nationwide sample of the Dutch population. Using Ajzen's (1991) theory of planned behavior (TPB), we found no gender differences in the antecedents of job seeking. However, family situation did affect the…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Gender Differences, Job Search Methods, Family Influence