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The role of unplanned encounters and complexity of influences in foreign graduates’ first full-time job search in Singapore
Citation
Tharuka M. Prematillake & Lim, I. M. (2018). The role of unplanned encounters and complexity of influences in foreign graduates’ first full-time job search in Singapore. Journal of International Students, 8(1), 66-86. https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v8i1.152
Abstract
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.
Date Issued
2018
Publisher
Journal of International Students
Journal
Journal of International Students
DOI
10.32674/jis.v8i1.152