ERIC Number: EJ1166749
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-2162-3104
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The Role of Unplanned Encounters and Complexity of Influences in Foreign Graduates' First Full-Time Job Search in Singapore
Prematillake, Tharuka M.; Lim, Ivy Maria
Journal of International Students, v8 n1 p66-86 2018
Singapore is host to an increasing number of foreign tertiary students, who also intend to work there upon graduating to serve a bond and/or for better career prospects. According to Chaos Theory of Careers (CTC), an individual's career decision making and choices are not systematic, but are subject to change. Using twenty-six interviews with foreign graduates, this paper aimed to understand the role of unplanned events and complexity of influences accounted for in CTC in their first full-time job search in Singapore--an area that has hitherto lacked research attention. Findings indicated their job search decision-making and choices are not methodical, but are subject to change depending on how they perceive and respond to unplanned encounters and influences.
Descriptors: Foreign Students, College Students, Foreign Countries, Career Choice, Decision Making, Role, Study Abroad, Job Search Methods, Qualitative Research, Profiles, Student Recruitment, Employment, Public Policy, College Graduates, Semi Structured Interviews
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Singapore; Sri Lanka
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