Career Plans Of Students Research Articles

School-to-work transition: Mentor career support and student career planning, job search intentions, and self-defeating job search behavior

We hypothesized and tested a model where mentor career support predicts college student career planning, job search intentions, and self-defeating job search behavior via student career self-efficacy. Using survey responses collected at two points in time from college students near graduation who were mentored by working business professionals for 8months in a formal hybrid university-sponsored mentoring program, results showed that mentor career support was positively related to student career planning and job search intentions and negatively related to student self-defeating job search behavior. In addition, results indicated that student career self-efficacy fully mediated the relations between mentor career support and the outcomes. The findings have important implications for future mentoring and job search research. They also provide practical guidance for improving college students' career planning and job searches.

Career Plans of Students of Dental-Medical Major at Medical University of Lublin in The Years 2004-2012

Abstract Introduction. Higher education institutions thoroughly analyze the labor market. Knowing the career plans of students is important information showing the potential and direction of development of the labor market. Aim The aim of the study was to gather information on career plans and further development of graduates of the Division of Dentistry, Medical University of Lublin in the years 2004-2012. Material and methods The survey covered a group of 743 graduates of medical-dental faculty. Students filled in an anonymous questionnaire after passing the exam in conservative dentistry with endodontics. The questions concerned the location and nature of future work, as well as the desire to specialize and determining the area in which the graduate is planning to specialize. Results The question: “Where are you planning to start work after graduation?” – was answered by more than 35% of the students: “In a big city outside of Lublin.” Over 24% of respondents expressed a desire to return to their hometown, and 21% declared remaining in Lublin. Approximately 13.6% of respondents were considering going abroad, and about 5.65% of the students declared choosing village or a small town, as a place for future work. Among all graduated students, 45.5% would like to work in a medical joint venture, 38.5% wishing to undertake business activity in their own dental office. Only 7.4% of students declared their desire to remain at the university and carry out scientific work. The vast majority of graduates (87.35%) expressed the desire for specialization. The most frequently indicated specialization was conservative dentistry with endo-dontics – the choice was indicated by 22.62% of the respondents. Students expressed similar interest in further development in the field of oral surgery (20.33%), prosthodontics (20.33%) and orthodontics (18.58%). Conclusions Most of the students of dental-medical major of Medical University of Lublin after graduation planned to work in Poland. The respondents were planning to work primarily in medical partnerships or to open their own dental offices. The vast majority of respondents declared a desire to get specialization.

Retaining female postgraduates in academia: the role of gender and prospective parenthood

Women remain under-represented in almost all academic levels at universities internationally, and previous evidence has suggested that women move out of the university system in increasing numbers as they progress from postgraduate study to an academic career. The current study aimed to explore the role of gender in the reports of study experiences and future career plans of Australian postgraduate research students (n = 249). Questionnaire data indicated women were significantly less likely than men to rate an academic career as appealing. In particular, female postgraduate students without dependent children were least likely to want to pursue an academic career. On the basis of qualitative analysis, we attribute this finding, at least in part, to a perceived incompatibility between motherhood and an academic career and discuss the implications for gender equity in higher education.

Individual growth and career planning for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows (10.1)

Do you want to find a rewarding and satisfying career? Of course! How do you find the right path, especially when there are so many career directions doctoral level scientists can follow? For instance, there are more than 50 potential job titles for biomedical PhD scientists listed at myIDP.sciencecareers.org. Attend this thought‐provoking and interactive workshop taught by myIDP coauthors to learn about a logical, step‐by‐step process for selecting the best career trajectory for you. You will also be provided with helpful tools for exploring your career options and setting goals to move you to the next stage in your career.

Why medical students choose psychiatry - a 20 country cross-sectional survey

BackgroundRecruitment to psychiatry is insufficient to meet projected mental health service needs world-wide. We report on the career plans of final year medical students from 20 countries, investigating factors identified from the literature which influence psychiatric career choice.MethodsCross sectional electronic or paper survey. Subjects were final year medical students at 46 medical schools in participating countries. We assessed students’ career intentions, motivations, medical school teaching and exposure to psychiatry. We assessed students’ attitudes and personality factors. The main outcome measure was likelihood of specializing in psychiatry. Multilevel logistic regression was used to examine the joint effect of factors upon the main outcome.Results2198 of 9135 (24%) of students responded (range 4 to 91%) across the countries. Internationally 4.5% of students definitely considered psychiatry as a career (range 1 to 12%). 19% of students (range 0 to 33%) were “quite likely”, and 25% were “definitely not” considering psychiatry. Female gender, experience of mental/physical illness, media portrayal of doctors, and positive attitudes to psychiatry, but not personality factors, were associated with choosing psychiatry. Quality of psychiatric placement (correlation coefficient = 0.22, p < 0.001) and number of placements (correlation coefficient =0.21, p < 0.001) were associated with higher ATP scores. During medical school, experience of psychiatric enrichment activities (special studies modules and university psychiatry clubs), experience of acutely unwell patients and perceived clinical responsibility were all associated with choice of psychiatry.Multilevel logistic regression revealed six factors associated with students choosing psychiatry: importance of own vocation, odds ratio (OR) 3.01, 95% CI 1.61 to 5.91, p < 0.001); interest in psychiatry before medical school, OR 10.8 (5.38 to 21.8, p < 0.001); undertaking a psychiatry special study module, OR 1.45 (1.05 to 2.01, p = 0.03) or elective OR 4.28 (2.87- 6.38, p < 0.001); membership of a university psychiatry club, OR 3.25 (2.87 to 6.38, p < 0.001); and exposure to didactic teaching, OR 0.54 (0.40 to 0.72, p < 0.001).ConclusionsWe report factors relevant to medical student selection and psychiatry teaching which affect career choice. Addressing these factors may improve recruitment to psychiatry internationally.

Study on the correlation between the career planning and professional self-identity of the undergraduate nursing students in the early stage of practice

Objective To explore the correlation between the career planning and professional self- identity of the undergraduate nursing students in the early stage of practice and thus to provide theoretical basis for improving their professional self-identity and giving career planning training to the undergraduate nursing students. Methods One hundred and fifty undergraduate nursing students were surveyed by the career planning questionnaires and professional self-identity questionnaires according to the random sampling and surveying method. Results One hundred and fifty questionnaires were issued and 144 questionnaires were responsive with an effective response rate of 96. 0%. The score of career planning from 144 undergraduate nursing students in the early stage of practice was （ 155.75 ± 23.71 ）, and the average score of items was （3.39 ±1.14）. The total score and each aspect score of career planning were positively correlated to the total score and each aspect score of professional self-identity （P 〈 O. 05 ）. Conclusions To strengthen the training and management of career planning to undergraduate nursing students can improve their professional self-identity, and to improve the professional self-identity can promote the undergraduate nursing students to make a better career planning. At last, the undergraduate nursing students can realize their own values. Key words: Data collection; Undergraduate nursing students; Career planning; Professional self- identity; Correlation

Career and practice intentions of health science students at three South African health science faculties

Background. The distribution and accessibility of healthcare professionals as well as the quality of healthcare services are significantly affected by the career choices of medical and other health science graduates. Objective. While much has been reported on the career intentions of medical students, little is known about those of their counterparts in the health sciences. This study describes the career plans of non-medical health science students at three South African health science faculties, and identifies some key motivating factors. Methods. A self-administered survey of first- and final-year health science students was conducted at the health science faculties of the universities of Cape Town, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo. All data were entered into EpiData software and exported for analysis using IBM SPSS Statistics 19.0. Results and discussion. The overall response rate was 47% ( N =816). Over half of all respondents (57%, n =467) intended to work after completing their undergraduate studies, 38% ( n =177) of these in a rural area. The most popular choices were private hospitals (58%, n =273), tertiary hospitals (53%, n =249) and private practices (51%, n =249). Thirty-two per cent ( n =258) of respondents intended to further their studies. Just over half of all respondents intended to work in another country (51%, n =418), primarily motivated by career development, financial reasons and job opportunities. Conclusion. The findings demonstrate that health science students, similar to medical students, are influenced by a multitude of factors in making career choices. This emphasises the relevance to all health science disciplines of national strategies to address the maldistribution of healthcare professionals.

Issues and dilemmas in career planning of medical students in Surat, India

Background: In recent time issues of career choices in medical student has been gaining mounting attention. Aim: The current study was planned with an aim to understand issues and dilemmas in career planning of medical students in Surat city, India Methods: This is a cross-sectional study comprising of personal interviews using a self -designed structured questionnaire among 400 simple randomly selected medical students, interns and junior residents of Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research covering issues associated with their career concerns and future life. Data analysis was done with help of Epi Info 7. The study sample comprised of students 46.5%, intern doctors 36%, junior resident doctors 17.5%. Results:Females were more content with either a graduate or a post graduate degree, whereas males were more inclined towards pursuing super specialty degrees (P&lt;0.001). Majority 62% of the respondent stated that given another chance, they would again like to choose for medical studies only. The percentages of females interested in a non clinical career abroad as compared to clinical career in India were lower. Majority 89% of respondents agree that there is more struggle for the students who enter M.B.B.S. from a non medical background. Percentages of males in favor of increasing the postgraduate/super specialty seats far exceeded females (P&lt;0.0001). The vast majority of the respondents wanted the specialty and super specialty seats to increase as they wanted an equal ratio of Undergraduate: Postgraduate seats (70%). Those who did not favor the increase in the seats perceived that the quality of treatment may actually worsen rather than improve if the number of seats increased (60%). Conclusion: Freshly graduating doctors do face a severe dilemma regarding their future career after graduation, which is a very perplexing situation for them and their parents, as there is absence of any career guidance cell; absence of the culture and avenues of campus placement; and there is human need to be materialistically comparable to their counterparts who are already in a job as an engineer. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v12i4.13336 Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 12 No. 04 October ’13 Page 385-391

Short and long-term career plans of final year dental students in the United Arab Emirates

BackgroundNew dental schools have been established to train dentists in many parts of the world. This study examines the future dental workforce from the first dental school in the United Arab Emirates [UAE]; the aim of this study was to explore the short and long-term career aspirations of the final year dental students in the UAE in relation to their demography.MethodFinal year dental students of the Ajman University’s College of Dentistry (n=87) were invited to participate in a self-completion questionnaire survey. Descriptive analysis, chi-square tests, and binary logistic regression analysis were carried out on career aspirations using SPSS v20.ResultsEighty-two percent of students (n=71) responded, the majority of whom were female (65%; n=46). Ethnicity was reported as: ‘other Arab’ (61%; n=43), ‘Emirati’ (17%, n=12), and ‘Other’ (21%, n=15). In the short-term, 41% (n=29) expressed a desire to work in government training centres, with Emirati students significantly more likely to do so (p=0.002). ‘Financial stability’ (80%; n=57) and ‘gaining professional experience’ (76%; n=54) emerged as the most important influences on their short-term career plans. The vast majority of students wished to specialise in dentistry (92%; n=65) in the longer term; logistic regression analysis revealed that the odds of specialising in the most popular specialties of Orthodontics and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery were less for the ‘Other’ ethnic group when compared with ‘Emirati’ students (0.26; 95% CI 0.068-0.989; p=0.04). Almost three-quarters of the students overall (72%; n=51) intended to work full-time. ‘High income/financial security’ (97%; n=69), ‘standard of living’ (97%; n=69), ‘work/life balance’ (94%; n=67), and ‘professional fulfilment’ (87%; n=62) were reported by the students as the most influential items affecting their long-term professional career choices.ConclusionThe findings suggest that students aspire to make a long-term contribution to the profession and there is a high level of interest in specialisation with a desire to achieve financial stability and quality of life.

Assessment of Vocational Mindset and Career Plans of Undergraduate Students of Tai Solarin University of Education , Ijebu-Ode , Nigeria

Assessment of Vocational Mindset and Career Plans of Undergraduate Students of Tai Solarin University of Education , Ijebu-Ode , Nigeria

VYRESNIŲJŲ KLASIŲ MOKINIŲ IR STUDENTŲ LAIKO PERSPEKTYVOS IR KARJEROS PLANAVIMO GEBĖJIMŲ SĄSAJOS

Socialinių mokslų (psichologija) daktarasVilniaus universiteto Bendrosios psichologijos katedraUniversiteto g. 9/1, LT- 01513 VilniusEl. paštas: antanas.kairys@fsf.vu.ltSocialinių mokslų (psichologija) daktarėLietuvos edukologijos universiteto Psichologijos didaktikos katedraStudentų g. 39, LT-08106 VilniusEl. paštas: ieva.urbanaviciute@gmail.comSocialinių mokslų (psichologija) daktarėVilniaus universiteto Bendrosios psichologijos katedraUniversiteto g. 9/1, LT- 01513 VilniusEl. paštas: birute.pociute@fsf.vu.ltSocialinių mokslų (psichologija) daktarėKlaipėdos universiteto Psichologijos katedraS. Nėries g. 5, LT-92227 KlaipėdaEl. paštas: audrone.liniauskaite@gmail.comKarjeros planavimas ir sprendimų priėmimas renkantis profesiją priklauso ne tik nuo gabumų, interesų, vertybių, bet ir nuo to, kaip asmuo atsižvelgia į savo praeities patyrimą, ateities tikslus ir lūkesčius. Šio tyrimo tikslas – ištirti mokinių ir studentų karjeros planavimo gebėjimų ypatumus (karjeros adaptyvumą ir karjeros sprendimų savaveiksmingumą) skirtinguose laiko perspektyvos klasteriuose. Tyrime dalyvavo 203 vyresniųjų klasių mokiniai ir 176 bakalauro pakopos studentai. Remiantis gautais tyrimų rezultatais, buvo išskirti penki laiko perspektyvomis grįsti klasteriai. Nustatyti statistiškai reikšmingi mokinių karjeros adaptyvumo ir studentų karjeros sprendimų savaveiksmingumo skirtumai tarp į skirtingus klasterius patekusių asmenų leidžia naujai pažvelgti į jaunų žmonių karjeros planavimo ypatumus ir parodo, kad laiko perspektyva dažnai nepelnytai pamirštama karjeros tyrimuose.

Graduate Education in U.S. Geography: Students’ Career Aspirations and Faculty Perspectives

The career aspirations of U.S. graduate geography students and how these are perceived by faculty and addressed in departmental curricula and programs have important implications for sustaining and enhancing geography's position in higher education in the current period of economic, political, and social change. Recent interdisciplinary research on academic socialization identifies differences in expectations between students and faculty as an important factor affecting departmental climates, completion of graduate degrees, and assessments by graduates of their preparation for the workforce. Based on qualitative analysis of interviews conducted in five doctoral and five master's departments selected to reflect a range of programs across the United States, we found considerable difference between students’ aspirations and faculty perceptions. Approximately half the doctoral students interviewed were considering careers in academia, although many were also considering opportunities in other sectors or were uncertain of their future directions. Students in master's departments were predominantly interested in careers outside academia. Doctoral faculty and curricula tended to stress preparation for research-oriented academic careers. Master's faculty generally recognized students’ aspirations and adapted curricula to meet them, especially by the provision of internship programs. We take into consideration campus location and the gender, ethnicity, and international origins of students. The results suggest improving graduate programs and advising by aligning them with student career plans and aspirations.

Intergenerational Transfers of Preferences for Science Careers in Comparative Perspective

Using data from 24 countries, which participated in the 2006 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), we examine the relationship between parental science employment and students' career expectations. In contrast to prior PISA-based studies, we find that the link between parental employment and adolescent plans to work in science is non-trivial and merits attention. In this context, we consider three versions of the gender socialisation hypothesis. The strong variant posits that girls' plans are shaped solely by their mothers' career pathways while boys model their expectations exclusively on fathers’ occupations. The weaker version of this hypothesis expects children to be influenced more by the same-sex than by the opposite-sex parent. Finally, the third possibility is that, as egalitarian ideologies prevail, parents inspire adolescent occupational plans regardless of gender. These hypotheses are assessed separately for student career plans related to biology, agriculture and health (BAH) in contrast to computing, engineering and mathematics (CEM), because the involvement in these fields of science is known to be segregated by gender. Using two-level multinomial logit modelling, we find some support for the weak version of the gender socialisation hypothesis. Although within-family transfers of preferences for science careers vary considerably across countries, we note certain regularities. In many nations, relevant paternal employment enhances sons' interest in science careers regardless of their field. In contrast, maternal employment inspires daughters in fewer countries and this influence tends to be limited to careers in BAH. We discuss the possible implications of these findings for science educators.

Postgraduate career intentions of medical students and recent graduates in Malawi: a qualitative interview study.

BackgroundIn 2004, the Malawian Ministry of Health declared a human resource crisis and launched a six year Emergency Human Resources Programme. This included salary supplements for key health workers and a tripling of doctors in training. By 2010, the number of medical graduates had doubled and significantly more doctors were working in rural district hospitals. Yet there has been little research into the views of this next generation of doctors in Malawi, who are crucial to the continuing success of the programme. The aim of this study was to explore the factors influencing the career plans of medical students and recent graduates with regard to four policy-relevant aspects: emigration outside Malawi; working at district level; private sector employment and postgraduate specialisation.MethodsTwelve semi-structured interviews were conducted with fourth year medical students and first year graduates, recruited through purposive and snowball sampling. Key informant interviews were also carried out with medical school faculty. Recordings were transcribed and analysed using a framework approach.ResultsOpportunities for postgraduate training emerged as the most important factor in participants’ career choices, with specialisation seen as vital to career progression. All participants intended to work in Malawi in the long term, after a period of time outside the country. For nearly all participants, this was in the pursuit of postgraduate study rather than higher salaries. In general, medical students and young doctors were enthusiastic about working at district level, although this is curtailed by their desire for specialist training and frustration with resource shortages. There is currently little intention to move into the private sector.ConclusionsFuture resourcing of postgraduate training opportunities is crucial to preventing emigration as graduate numbers increase. The lesser importance put on salary by younger doctors may be an indicator of the success of salary supplements. In order to retain doctors at district levels for longer, consideration should be given to the introduction of general practice/family medicine as a specialty. Returning specialists should be encouraged to engage with younger colleagues as role models and mentors.

Future career plans of Malawian medical students: a cross-sectional survey.

BackgroundMalawi has one of the lowest physician densities in the world, at 1.1 doctors per 100,000 population. Undergraduate training of doctors at the national medical school has increased considerably in recent years with donor support. However, qualified doctors continue to leave the public sector in order to work or train abroad. We explored the postgraduate plans of current medical students, and the extent to which this is influenced by their background.MethodsA self-administered questionnaire was developed after discussion with students and senior staff. This included questions on background characteristics, education before medical school, and future career plans. This was distributed to all medical and premedical students on campus over 1 week and collected by an independent researcher. One reminder visit was made to each class. Chi-squared tests were performed to investigate the relationship of student characteristics with future career plans.ResultsOne hundred and forty-nine students completed the questionnaire out of a student body of 312, a response rate of 48%. When questioned on their plans for after graduation, 49.0% of students plan to stay in Malawi. However, 38.9% plan to leave Malawi immediately. Medical students who completed a ‘premedical’ foundation year at the medical school were significantly more likely to have immediate plans to stay in Malawi compared to those who completed A-levels, an advanced school-leaving qualification (P = 0.037). Current premedical students were slightly more likely to have immediate plans to work or train in Malawi compared to medical students (P = 0.049). However, a trend test across all the years was not significant. When asked about future plans, nearly half of students intend to work or train outside Malawi.ConclusionsThe majority of respondents plan to leave Malawi in the future. The effectiveness of the substantial upscaling of medical education in Malawi may be diminished unless more medical students plan to work in Malawi after graduation.

A study of internship attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, and career planning of hospitality vocational college students

This research used the revised theory of planned behavior as a conceptual framework to explore its relationship to career planning for hospitality vocational college students in Taiwan. The analysis conducted by structural equation modeling revealed that attitude has a positive influence on intention; the subjective norm has a negative influence on intention; perceived behavioral control has a positive influence on intention; intention has a positive influence on behavior; and perceived behavioral control has a positive influence on behavior. Based on the evidence results, the current study proposes a few suggestions for educational institutions and future research.

Own Business Enterprise in the Professional Plans of Tourism and Recreation Students

Own Business Enterprise in the Professional Plans of Tourism and Recreation Students Introduction. This study deals with the issue of career plans of tourism and recreation students. The aim of this study was to determine the degree of willingness of the respondents to take on business proprietorship, and to identify determinants of their behaviour in this regard. The research focused on the preparation of students in the course of their education to take on business initiatives their own. Material and methods. The study was conducted in the 2010/2011 academic year, using the method of diagnostic poll and the auditorium survey technique. It included 167 first-year full time students majoring in Tourism and Recreation of the University of Physical Education in Warsaw (Faculty of Physical Education and Sport in Biała Podlaska). Results. The results of studies have showed that students express a great deal of interest in business proprietorship. They are primarily motivated by desire to maintain independence of decision-making, the need to develop their own interests and the expected high incomes. The main obstacle in this respect appears to be the lack of necessary funds to run own company. The assessed their professional business entrepreneurship skills relatively low, pointing to the lack of proper preparation in the course of the studies. Particularly low assessment was given to their skills regarding the raising funds necessary to start and run a business.

A Study of Training the Multilevel Industrial Designer Based on the Demand of Market Segments

The thesis aims for solving the misplace of supply and demand between personnel training and target market of industrial design specialty. It adapted the methods of investigation, interviewing, induction, etc. Through early market investigation, the design talents of market demand were subdivided into different levels. It summarized the relevant market requirements of professional quality and specific skills of different levels of professional talents. It studied the multi-level program planning, development, the innovation, practical link reform, the innovation environment and platform for the establishment. The resource pool of talent supply and demand was established by career planning for students. A “generic” training issue was found in current training mode and a systemic personnel training strategy of multi-level industrial design talent was proposed. The research results will be applied and improved in the process of training talents in the future.

Attitudes and Performance of Third- vs Fourth-Year Neurology Clerkship Students

To compare student performance, attitudes, and career plans based on whether the neurology clerkship was taken in the third or fourth year. During the 1-year transition when the neurology clerkship was officially moved from the fourth to the third year at our institution, students took the identical clinical clerkship and were mixed together at each clinical site where faculty were blinded to student's year. University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. Third- and fourth-year medical students. Performance, enthusiasm, and match results were analyzed by year of medical school for differences. There was a statistical trend toward better performance of third-year students as measured by the clinical evaluation grade (88.4 vs 87.4; P = .051) but this represented only a 1% difference. No difference was noted on the National Board of Medical Examiners neurology shelf examination score (73.8 vs 74.9; P = .20). Students' enthusiasm for neurologic learning was significantly higher in third- as compared with fourth-year students (P = .004). The probability that students would choose a career in neurology was higher for third- than fourth-year students (P < .001), but there was no correlation between year and matching for a neurology residency (P = .17). Our findings support the belief among academic neurologists that students who take the neurology clerkship in the third year have greater enthusiasm for the field and look more favorably on neurology as a possible career than those taking the neurology clerkship in their fourth year. Nevertheless, our findings do not support the notion that third-year placement results in superior achievement.

Career plans of final-year medical students in South Africa

Those of rural or small-town origin (N=350) were less likely than those of city origin (N=376) to want to work abroad (p<0.001), were more likely to want to work in rural areas (p<0.0001), and were less likely to want to spend most of their career in the private sector (p<0.05). Among respondents planning to work abroad, those of non-urban origin were more likely to work there short-term than those of urban origin (p<0.001). Although only 47% of respondents had made a definite career choice, 93% nevertheless indicated their first choice of specialty. Internal medicine (including sub-specialties) was the leading choice overall (22%) and among women (21%). Surgery (including sub-specialties) was second overall (20%), the top choice of men, and the second-ranked choice of women (26% v. 16%; p<0.001). Paediatrics was the third-placed choice overall (12%). It was significantly more popular among women than men (16% v. 6%; p<0.001), as was obstetrics and gynaecology (11% v. 6%; p<0.05). The top three influences on specialty choices were ‘Plans to have a family’ (62%), ‘Acceptable hours of practice’ (55%), and ‘Intellectual challenge’ (45%). Other important influences were ‘Opportunities for health promotion and prevention’ (37%), ‘Working with new technology’ (36%), and ‘Continuity of patient contact’ (35%). Women rated all of the above more highly than men, with the exception of ‘Working with