Human capital effects in the job search process for new labor market entrants: A double-edged sword?

IF 5.2 1区 心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
Jomel Wei Xuan Ng , Zhaoli Song , Filip Lievens
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Abstract

Although traditional research on human capital shows that it enhances employment success, its role in the job search process is unclear. To explain its weak effects in previous studies, this study draws on goal system theory to propose that human capital may act as a double-edged sword: On one hand it facilitates the ease of gaining employment, on the other hand it may compromise the frequency of job search behaviors. We conducted a bi-weekly repeated survey study on new labor market entrants and measured human capital using academic achievement scores. Results confirmed that human capital, though instrumental for proximal job search success, interferes with self-regulatory behaviors in job search. That is, human capital negatively predicted within-person job search intensity, and negatively moderated the within-person relationship between employment efficacy and job search intensity. On the positive side, human capital positively predicted within-person number of interview invitations. Overall, these results provide a more nuanced picture of the role of human capital in the job search process.

劳动力市场新进入者求职过程中的人力资本效应:一把双刃剑?
虽然传统的人力资本研究表明,它可以提高就业成功率,但它在求职过程中的作用尚不清楚。为了解释以往研究中人力资本的微弱效应,本研究借鉴目标系统理论,提出人力资本可能是一把双刃剑:一方面它促进了就业的便性,另一方面它可能会降低求职行为的频率。我们对新劳动力市场进入者进行了双周重复调查研究,并使用学业成绩分数来衡量人力资本。结果证实,人力资本虽然有助于近端求职成功,但会干扰求职中的自我调节行为。即人力资本负向预测人内求职强度,负向调节就业效能与求职强度的人内关系。从积极的方面来看,人力资本正预测面试邀请的人数。总的来说,这些结果为人力资本在求职过程中的作用提供了更细致入微的图景。
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Journal of Vocational Behavior
Journal of Vocational Behavior PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED-
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13.10
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5.40%
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85
期刊介绍: The Journal of Vocational Behavior publishes original empirical and theoretical articles offering unique insights into the realms of career choice, career development, and work adjustment across the lifespan. These contributions are not only valuable for academic exploration but also find applications in counseling and career development programs across diverse sectors such as colleges, universities, business, industry, government, and the military. The primary focus of the journal centers on individual decision-making regarding work and careers, prioritizing investigations into personal career choices rather than organizational or employer-level variables. Example topics encompass a broad range, from initial career choices (e.g., choice of major, initial work or organization selection, organizational attraction) to the development of a career, work transitions, work-family management, and attitudes within the workplace (such as work commitment, multiple role management, and turnover).
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