Abstract
This study aims to determine the factors influenced online job search among millennial stu-dents in Malaysia Technical University Network (MTUN). A total of 300 university students through on-oneself-reported questionnaires were collected from four MTUN namely Uni-versiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Univer-siti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) and Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP). This study performs descriptive analysis, reliability testing, correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis by using IBM-SPSS software version 22. The results indicate that factors such as user-perception, social networking sites, and smartphone technology are significantly related to the online job search enhancement. Amongst these three factors, user perception appears to be the strongest predictor toward online job search enhancement. This study concludes that besides consideration of the identified factors which lead to the successful adoption of online job search, effortless and interactive online job search websites in creating a convenient and favorable job search environment would be able to increase the use of online job search.
Highlights
Fresh graduate in Malaysia have become a major challenge in recent year
The knowledge of this study will contribute in two ways: in terms of theory, this study provides an empirical understanding of the factors of enhanced the use of online job search among millennial students; and in terms of practice, strategic implications presented in this study and directions for the development of online job search platform in Malaysia
This paper has examined relationship between user perception, smartphone technology, social networking sites to enhance the use of online job search among millennial students in the case of Malaysia Technical University Network (MTUN)
Summary
Fresh graduate in Malaysia have become a major challenge in recent year. In 2016, Malaysia facing 31.4% of degree holders among fresh graduates with territory education are unemployed (Michelle, 2016). According to Visher and Kachnowski (2007) unemployment millennials will facing unstable and sporadic employment experiences and this will cause frequent move in and out of the labor market (Apel & Sweeten, 2010). There are many factors responsible for youth unemployment. One of the reason is the mismatch in millennials’ skills and employers’ expectation due to lack of demand and supply information on labour market (Khoo, 2001). The number of millennials seeking job and the level of local economic activity are imbalance. There is a lack of available jobs suited to entry-level skills
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