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Frontiers of Education in China

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Front Educ Chin    2008, Vol. 3 Issue (4) : 569-584    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11516-008-0037-z
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An empirical study of the influence of the concept of “job-hunting” on graduates’ employment
CHEN Chengwen 1, HU Guiying 2
1.Department of Sociology, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China; 2.College of Bio-Safety Science & Technology, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha 410006, China
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Abstract

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.

Keywords the concept of employment      graduates      employment      gain a position     
Corresponding Author(s): CHEN Chengwen,Email:hnccw@163.com   
Issue Date: 05 December 2008
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CHEN Chengwen,HU Guiying. An empirical study of the influence of the concept of “job-hunting” on graduates’ employment[J]. Front Educ Chin, 2008, 3(4): 569-584.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/fed/EN/10.1007/s11516-008-0037-z
https://academic.hep.com.cn/fed/EN/Y2008/V3/I4/569
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