Job Aspirations Research Articles

The impact of single-port robotic surgery: a survey among urology residents and fellows in the United States.

Our aim was to investigate the perception and future expectations of Single-Port (SP) surgery among urology trainees in the United States. A 34-item online survey was distributed to urological residency and fellowship programs across the US, covering demographic profiles, SP training opportunities, perceived educational impact, and future perspectives. Descriptive analysis and multivariable linear regression were used to assess predictors of SP adoption. 201 surveys were completed (28.6% completion rate). Among institutions with an SP platform, about 50% have used it regularly for over 2 years, though often in less than 50% of procedures. While robotic simulators are commonly available, only 17% offer both multi-port and SP simulators, and structured pre-clinical SP training is limited. Approximately 30% of respondents expressed concerns over limited hands-on experience and a steeper learning curve with SP. Around 40% felt that their robotic surgery exposure was negatively impacted by SP's introduction. SP surgery's benefits are seen mostly in the immediate post-operative period and a significant number of respondents foresee a major role for SP in urology. However, proficiency in SP surgery is not seen as crucial for career advancement or job opportunities. Academic job aspirations, SP platform availability, and SP surgery workload are predictors of future SP implementation. Trainees increasingly recognize the clinical benefits of SP procedures but express concerns about the potential negative impact on hands-on experience. Training programs should more systematically integrate SP technology into curricula. There is a correlation between training in high-volume SP centers and future SP adoption.

Career aspirations of the students preparing to work as teachers in Poland, Latvia and Ukraine

ABSTRACT The aim of the research was to diagnose and describe the professional aspirations of students preparing to become teachers in Poland, Latvia, and Ukraine. The diagnostic survey method was used in the research. The analysis of the results revealed both similarities and differences among students’ job aspirations. In the range of factors diversifying students’ job aspirations, there were both those referred to personality as well as of demographic and social nature such as family size, advantages of a future job, ways to gain employment, place of residence, chance to get a job, economic situation, self-assessment of possessed knowledge and skills.

CARRER PATH

The "Career Road Map Path" app is a cutting-edge platform designed to revolutionize the way individuals navigate their professional journeys. With a strong emphasis on user security and personalized guidance, the app offers a seamless experience through its intuitive login system, allowing users to access their profiles with email or phone number authentication. Catering to the diverse needs of users, the app divides them into two distinct categories: "Career Path Seekers" and "Job Seekers." The former category empowers individuals to embark on a well-defined path by selecting their study level and specifying their fields of interest. Leveraging this information, the app generates a customized roadmap that outlines crucial educational milestones, suggests relevant courses and internships, and even recommends skill-building activities tailored to their chosen career trajectory. Meanwhile, the Job Seekers segment provides an immersive dual-pathway approach: Government and Private jobs. Each pathway offers an extensive array of job listings complete with comprehensive descriptions, explicit qualification requirements, and clear application procedures. For government job aspirants, the app furnishes details about upcoming job opportunities, including vital information about job roles, eligibility criteria, application deadlines, and exam schedules. On the other hand, those seeking private sector employment can seamlessly explore openings across various industries, locations, and job types. Recognizing the significance of exam preparation in achieving career goals, the app goes beyond job listings and incorporates a dedicated exam preparation component. This feature equips users with study materials, practice tests, and real-time notifications about exam dates, ensuring they are well-prepared and confident when facing competitive assessments. Furthermore, the app encourages user interaction, enabling individuals to engage with the platform through feedback, reviews, and ratings for courses, resources, and job listings. This dynamic community interaction fosters a collaborative environment where users can benefit from shared experiences, insights, and advice. The power of technology truly comes to the fore as the app employs advanced machine learning algorithms. These algorithms continuously analyse user behaviours, preferences, and success stories to fine-tune its recommendations, ensuring that the guidance provided becomes increasingly tailored and effective over time. In Summary the "Career Road Map Path" app represents a holistic solution that seamlessly blends data security, personalized career guidance, comprehensive job listings, exam preparation resources, and a thriving user community. By converging these essential elements, the app aspires to redefine the way individuals approach their career aspirations and set them on a trajectory toward success with confidence and clarity. Keywords Career navigation, Personalized guidance, User security, Intuitive login system, Career Path Seekers, Job Seekers, Dual-pathway approach, Government jobs, Private sector employment, Exam preparation, Community interaction, Machine learning algorithms, Data-driven recommendations, Holistic career solution, Confidence and clarity.

Family Culture's Impact on Chinese Students' Employment Intention

In 2022, a record 4.57 million individuals in China sat for the postgraduate entrance exam, yet only 1.1 million were admitted to graduate programs. Amidst this intense local competition, the allure of studying overseas has grown among Chinese families, with Thailand emerging as a favored destination due to its affordability and conducive Chinese cultural environment. This research aims to explore how family cultural capital influences the career aspirations of Chinese students in Thailand, focusing particularly on how parental educational expectations act as a mediator in this process. Utilizing a survey method, the study gathered 344 valid responses for analysis. Through descriptive statistics, correlation, and mediation effect analyses, it was found that in Thailand, the cultural capital of a Chinese student's family significantly boosts their career intentions. Moreover, such cultural capital profoundly affects parental expectations regarding education, which in turn positively influences students' career plans. The study highlights the mediating role of parental educational expectations in linking family cultural capital with students' job aspirations. The findings advocate for the importance of nurturing family cultural capital and reducing disparities in cultural capital among families. It recommends moderating parental expectations to lessen the academic load on students, based on the insights gained from the research.

Do job aspirations cause job choice? Insights from women entering male‐dominated occupational training in India

AbstractMotivationThe participation rate of women in India's labour force is not only one of the lowest in the world, it has also been declining. To increase women's employment, some observers argue for reducing occupational gender segregation so that more women enter non‐traditional jobs.PurposeI ask how aspirations for non‐traditional jobs are formed among young women in Delhi. The aim was to enable policy‐makers to foster occupational aspirations for non‐traditional jobs so women could enter jobs considered to be men's work, reducing gender segregation and increasing women's participation in the labour market.Methods and approachI interviewed 72 young women from low‐income households in Delhi, following a semi‐structured guide. These young women were training either in jobs seen as the preserve of men—taxi drivers, electricians, and electronics mechanics—or in traditionally female work in beauty salons.FindingsContrary to conventional wisdom, young women's entry into non‐traditional training in Delhi was not a result of their occupational aspirations. Rather, entry into training saw them aspire to the jobs for which they trained.Policy implicationsTo increase women's entry into jobs dominated by men, policy‐makers do not need to influence young women's occupational aspirations. Instead, they should focus on factors that directly affect job entry—for example, having training centres close to where these young women live—and provide opportunities for young women to train.Traditional concepts of occupational aspirations, generally derived from the global North, do not apply in the same way to young women in India. My study raises questions about these conceptions of aspirations and prompts future studies to assess whether they apply in other parts of the global South.

Genealogy of Depopulation Processes in Spain: A Case Study of Emigration among Young University Students

In the mid-20th century, the region of Extremadura suffered an important exodus of unskilled young people in search of work opportunities that would allow them to survive. Nowadays, the phenomenon is repeating itself, but with certain differences. The current emigrant is somewhat more adult, more qualified and without a specific job in the place of destination. The current study focuses on a survey carried out at the University of Extremadura among students in the areas of social sciences, humanities, legal sciences and economics in order to understand their intention to emigrate abroad once they have finished their studies. We found that there is no distinction between genders and that most of the students have direct or indirect cases of international mobility in their environment, which encourages them to take this option into account if, once they have finished their studies, their job aspirations are not satisfied in their place of origin. This reflects certain similarities with the migratory movement that took place in the mid-20th century; however, today, the objectives pursued with this mobility are quite different.

A Study on Extent of Knowledge Level among Distant Learners of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

The study on Extent of Knowledge level among distant learners of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) was undertaken with objective to document the extent of knowledge level among the distant learners. The research design used was ex post facto. The Coconut Cultivation Technology course was purposefully selected out of the 21 certificate programmes, since it had the greatest enrollment. Students who successfully completed the Coconut Cultivation Technology certificate course from batches 2019-2021 made up the study's sample. Out of the 234 students, 130 were chosen using the proportionate random sample method. The data was gathered from the chosen students through both in-person and telephone interviews using a well-structured questionnaire. The study's findings showed that after attending the certificate course, more over half of the learners (53.85%) had medium level of knowledge on cultivation technologies. Also, it was inferred that variables including educational status, farm size, farming experience, information seeking behaviour, determinant factors, progressiveness, job aspiration, attitude towards ODL course and attitude towards entrepreneurship had positive significant relationship with the knowledge level of the learners. It is concluded that learners see distant learning as an efficient medium for education in order to increase their knowledge of agriculture technologies, which would help them improve the conditions on their farms and possible way to start a business.

Impact of ‘Moonlighting’ on Employee Retention and Talent Acquisition practices in HR

Impact of ‘Moonlighting’ on Employee Retention and Talent Acquisition practices in HR

Reappraising the Relationship Between Interview Anxiety and Performance Outcome in a Computer-Mediated Setting

By adapting methods used to measure anxiety in physical employment interview, this study in the first stage identifies levels of anxiety induced in a computer-mediated interview setting. In the second stage, the study examines the mediating role of practice interview process in reducing interview anxiety and explores the moderating effects of gender and prior work experience on the relationship between remote interview anxiety and performance outcome. It utilizes partial least squares structural equation modeling to test the direct and mediation effect based on 245 responses received from job aspirants. As in a physical interview, anxiety in a remote situation is related to one’s level of preparation and perception of interviewing self-efficacy. The results reveal a significant positive effect of preparation satisfaction on self-efficacy perception of interview performance and significant negative effect of self-efficacy perception and preparation satisfaction on remote interview anxiety. Practice-interview process significantly mediated the performance outcome; however, the moderating effect of gender and work experience was found to be insignificant. Practical implications: Findings from this study have far-reaching implications for educators and professionals working toward mitigating anxiety during the employment selection processes in computer-mediated setting.

Differences of adolescent career maturity in indonesia: a gender and job aspirations based approach

This article is a literature review related to career maturity. Career maturity is the maturity of attitudes and competencies in career decision making related to the suitability between individual career and behavior. This literature review aims to describe differences in student career maturity in terms of gender and job aspiration factors among adolescents in Indonesia. The method used in writing this article is a literature review, which is a search for both international and national literature that is carried out using the Google Scholar and Sciencedirect databases. The analysis used in this article uses descriptive analysis. The results of a literature review of empirical data found that there were differences in career maturity in terms of gender and job aspirations. This study will be useful in further research development, and also as reference material related to career maturity.

Mastering English and Soft Skills: A Journey from Campus to Corporate

English helps people communicate with the world. An ability to communicate in English is extremely essential in the professional career. Soft skills are the skills which directly help job aspirants to get desired jobs. They are acquired and developed. Employers value soft skills more than technical skills while recruiting the freshers. Soft skills are the desirable traits of a person’s personality. There are many soft skills but to name just a few important ones are like: interpersonal skills, ability to work in a team and team management, problem solving skills, analytical thinking, positive body language, creativity, capacity to think logically, strong professional or work ethics and communication skills. Though English is a second language for many people, it can be acquired and mastered through consistent practice and dedication. Speaking English in acceptable pronunciation, possessing vocabulary, clarity of thought, speech and expression are key requirements to master English and to become effective communicator as well. Acquiring soft skills is difficult but one can acquire them through conscious efforts and consistent practice. They help graduates get jobs and feel comfortable and confident in the professional scenario. They are essential qualities for students, teachers, professionals and everyone who wishes to succeed in his or her professional career. For freshers, soft skills help to start a smooth journey from campus to corporate. Nowadays, recruiting firms emphasize more on soft skills than core skills. As the modern workplace is interpersonal, customers also demand soft skills from professionals. It can be said that the future workplace will fully rely on effective communication skills and soft skills. The research paper is an attempt to prepare the list of need-based communication skills and soft skills and provide guidelines on how to acquire them. This can help graduates to take a smooth journey from campus to corporate and succeed in their career. The paper is an attempt to highlight the essential aspects of English and soft skills. It is also an attempt to formulate and provide various useful strategies and ways through which freshers can learn and master English and soft skills.

Employment Growth and Industrial Policy: The Challenge for Indian States.

The nature of and the future potential for economic growth will vary across Indian States because of their differences in the rates of demographic transitions. The growing population of the young in some of the States in the east and north of the country, notably Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, opens up a huge economic opportunity. It is also a serious policy challenge-to create new opportunities that meet the rising expectations of the job aspirants. At the same time, for States such as Kerala and Tamil Nadu, which have an ageing population, there are limits to future growth based on labour-intensive sectors. Across Indian States, during the period between 2005 and 2018, labour absorption into industry, construction and services lagged way behind the increase in the potential supply of workers into these sectors. The mismatch between labour demand and potential labour supply widened after 2012, leading to an increase in unemployment rates and a large-scale withdrawal of women from the labour market. For reviving employment growth, India requires a mix of social, employment and industrial policies. The States should have greater financial and functional autonomy to implement these policies in a way that suit their specific stages of development.

대학생의 자아개념과 진로대안영역, 직업포부와의 관계

In this study, in order to reveal how college students choose their jobs, the relationship with self-concept was examined after confirming career alternative areas and job aspirations. A total of 422 cases were used for the final analysis by distributing questionnaires consisting of selected jobs to college students. Based on the collected data, descriptive statistics, cross-analysis, and correlation analysis were conducted using Excel 2019 and SPSS 22.0. As a result of the study, first, it was neutral and the perception of status was high. Second, the range of gender roles in the career alternative area was 3.27 points to 5.01 points, and the status level was 3.67 points to 5.29. Third, it was confirmed that 203 (48.1%) out of 422 job aspirations were located in the career alternative area. Fourth, the lower limit of gender roles in the career alternative area and the desire for success were found to be a low negative relationship, the upper limit of status, academic performance, surrounding expectations, and the desire for success were found to be a low positive relationship. And job aspiration was found to have a low positive relationship with the level of status, expectations around it, and desire for success. Based on the above results, suggestions and implications were discussed.

Impact of Sericulture Certificate Courses Offered by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in a Distance Mode

The study aims to assess and evaluate the course's effectiveness and its impact on various stakeholders. An impact study seeks to understand how well a program or course, achieves its intended objectives and how it affects the participants, the institution, and the broader community. Sericulture, the art, and science of making silk, has played a significant role in human culture for many years as a source of luxury, wealth, and employment in rural areas. In response to this demand, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University is offering Sericulture certificate programmes in distance mode. It has arisen as a potential way to educate and enable people from every aspect of life, particularly those living in rural regions, to engage in this lucrative industry. Sericulture course was chosen among 41 certificate courses and responses were collected from the successfully completed learners. This paper attempts to explain the impact of the course concerning eight various dimensions that describes the level of impact attained by Sericulture certificate course among learners. As, the study investigates the impact obtained by past learners, the research design Ex post facto design was utilized to conduct the study. The sample for the study was successful learners who had completed their certificate course during the year of 2019 (55) and 2020 (32) as total 87 successful learners were taken for the study from various districts in Tamil Nadu. Chi square test revealed that there is significant association between Geographical distance (0.016), Job aspiration (0.057*), Experience in Sericulture (0.009), Attitude towards Entrepreneurship (0.007) and Motivation (0.056*) with Impact of Sericulture certificate course. The study shows that majority of the learners benefited by completing the Sericulture certificate course and it created good impact among learners.

Impact of Sericulture Certificate Courses Offered by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in a Distance Mode

The study aims to assess and evaluate the course's effectiveness and its impact on various stakeholders. An impact study seeks to understand how well a program or course, achieves its intended objectives and how it affects the participants, the institution, and the broader community. Sericulture, the art, and science of making silk, has played a significant role in human culture for many years as a source of luxury, wealth, and employment in rural areas. In response to this demand, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University is offering Sericulture certificate programmes in distance mode. It has arisen as a potential way to educate and enable people from every aspect of life, particularly those living in rural regions, to engage in this lucrative industry. Sericulture course was chosen among 41 certificate courses and responses were collected from the successfully completed learners. This paper attempts to explain the impact of the course concerning eight various dimensions that describes the level of impact attained by Sericulture certificate course among learners. As, the study investigates the impact obtained by past learners, the research design Ex post facto design was utilized to conduct the study. The sample for the study was successful learners who had completed their certificate course during the year of 2019 (55) and 2020 (32) as total 87 successful learners were taken for the study from various districts in Tamil Nadu. Chi square test revealed that there is significant association between Geographical distance (0.016), Job aspiration (0.057*), Experience in Sericulture (0.009), Attitude towards Entrepreneurship (0.007) and Motivation (0.056*) with Impact of Sericulture certificate course. The study shows that majority of the learners benefited by completing the Sericulture certificate course and it created good impact among learners.

An empirical study of job aspirants' perception towards e-recruitment practices

An empirical study of job aspirants' perception towards e-recruitment practices

An empirical study of job aspirants' perception towards e-recruitment practices

An empirical study of job aspirants' perception towards e-recruitment practices

Study Destination Choice and Career Preferences of International Students at China Pharmaceutical University.

This study had two main thematic aims: first, to determine the factors that influenced the choice of international students at China Pharmaceutical University (CPU) to consider China as a study destination; second, to determine the career preferences of international students upon completion of their various programs of study. As a cross-sectional study, relevant data were collected from undergraduate pharmacy students and postgraduates using a self-administered questionnaire. On the whole, the five most important pull factors that influenced the choice of China as the study destination for the respondents were: (1) quality of education, (2) quality of academic staff, (3) security, (4) desire to obtain a certificate from a foreign country and (5) availability of scholarship opportunities. With respect to the career choices, the top three career preferences of the international students were: (1) to work in the pharmaceutical industry (i.e., pharmaceutical manufacturing companies), (2) to practice clinical pharmacy and (3) to seek employment opportunities outside their countries. This study provides additional details on why China has gradually become a study destination of choice for international students. The career preferences of students could be useful in the design of academic programs that could meet their job aspirations.

Evaluation and Analysis of the Effect of Occupational Structural Plateau with the Mediating Role of Biological Plateau on Job Aspirations of Employees of Non-Profit Higher Education Institutions in the West of Mazandaran Province

Evaluation and Analysis of the Effect of Occupational Structural Plateau with the Mediating Role of Biological Plateau on Job Aspirations of Employees of Non-Profit Higher Education Institutions in the West of Mazandaran Province

Young Australians' labour market engagement and job aspiration in the wake of the COVID‐19 pandemic

AbstractYoung people tend to bear the brunt of adverse employment consequences of a crisis due mainly to the precarious nature of their job and their over‐representation among jobseekers who are having to find employment when jobs are scarce. Using quarterly welfare payment data for the period 2019–2021 from the Department of Social Services, we noted a marked increase in the percentage of 16‐ to 21‐year‐olds who received youth allowance (other) payments. While a greater proportion of Indigenous youth than non‐Indigenous youth received the payments from 2019 to 2021, the gap widened following the outbreak of the pandemic. Further, applying regression analysis to data from the 2019 and 2020 waves of the 2015 Cohort of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Youth (LSAY), we find no statistically significant change in individual‐level labour force status between 2019 and 2020. However, pandemic‐induced labour market crises appear to have been associated with reduced work hours, heightened career concerns and sustained nonemployment, where potential impacts are larger among traditionally vulnerable youth groups such as female, Indigenous and overseas‐born young persons. The study highlights the need for recognising the intersectionality of youth and other forms of identity (such as gender, Indigenous status and nativity) while designing labour market policies.