SELF-REPORTED ASSERTIVE JOB-SEEKING BEHAVIORS OF MINIMALLY EDUCATED JOB HUNTERS

Little research attention has focused on the job‐search behavior of minimally educated workers. The primary objective of the studies reported was to examine the relationship of self‐reported assertive job‐hunting behavior to acquisition of employment among minimally educated workers. The results of...

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Published in:Personnel psychology 1993-03, Vol.46 (1), p.105-124
Main Authors: SCHMIT, MARK J., AMEL, ELISE L., RYAN, ANN MARIE
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applicants
Assertiveness
Behavior
College graduates
College students
Employers
Employment
Hunting
Impacts
Interviews
Job Applicants
Job hunting
Personality
Personnel selection
Self report
Skills
Statistical analysis
Studies
Validation studies
Validity
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Summary:Little research attention has focused on the job‐search behavior of minimally educated workers. The primary objective of the studies reported was to examine the relationship of self‐reported assertive job‐hunting behavior to acquisition of employment among minimally educated workers. The results of three studies provide: (a) construct validity evidence for the Assertive Job‐Hunting Survey (AJHS; Becker, 1980), (b) evidence for construct similarity across minimally educated job seeker and college student populations, (c) evidence of a significant relationship between the AJHS and both subjective and objective job acquisition criteria in postdictive and predictive research designs, and (d) evidence that the AJHS, a measure of a non‐cognitive variable, can make a unique contribution to the prediction of job acquisition beyond cognitive ability measures.
ISSN:0031-5826
1744-6570
DOI:10.1111/j.1744-6570.1993.tb00869.x