Abstract
This longitudinal, qualitative study applied insights from signaling theory to examine how the job search expectations of recent HRM graduates evolve over time during tough labor market conditions following a recession. Unlike previous studies that reported unrealistically high expectations among university graduates, our results revealed that jobseekers started out with realistic job search expectations which remained relatively stable over time, suggesting that university graduates were aware of the difficulties of finding work. However, despite realistic job search expectations, our results also showed that graduates had high expectations relating to conditions of employment. Overall, the results demonstrated the process by which graduate jobseekers interpreted recruitment related activities, experiences of social contacts, as well as environmental characteristics as signals to form perceptions about the HRM job market.
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