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Antecedents of Underemployment: Job Search of Skilled Immigrants in Canada.
- Source :
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Applied Psychology: An International Review . Apr2012, Vol. 61 Issue 2, p323-346. 24p. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- We investigate factors that skilled immigrants can improve in order to have better job search outcomes, in particular to avoid underemployment. We test an unfolding model which considers barriers faced by skilled immigrants during their job search (language and cultural barriers, and the lack of social support in the receiving country), job search constructs and job search outcomes (including underemployment). We collected data through an online questionnaire and obtained 357 usable responses from skilled immigrants in Canada. The hypotheses were tested with partial least squares (PLS). Language fluency and cultural knowledge were positively related to both job search clarity and job search self-efficacy. Social support was only related to job search self-efficacy. Job search clarity was related to job search intensity. Job search intensity was related to the number of interviews, which in turn, was related to the number of job offers. Finally, the number of job offers was negatively related to underemployment. Our paper contributes to the understanding of the job search of skilled immigrants by examining factors that can help them overcome obstacles and obtain better job search outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *LABOR market
*ABILITY
*STATISTICAL correlation
*IMMIGRANTS
*LANGUAGE & languages
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*RESEARCH funding
*SELF-efficacy
*STRUCTURAL frame models
*MATHEMATICAL variables
*TRAINING
*THEORY-practice relationship
*CULTURAL competence
*CROSS-sectional method
*DATA analysis software
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
RESEARCH evaluation
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0269994X
- Volume :
- 61
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Applied Psychology: An International Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 72365984
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-0597.2011.00470.x