An inside job: To get on the right career track, look within

Authors

Knowledge@SMU

Publication Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

4-2012

Abstract

While some people may claim to work solely for the money, research has shown 'self-concept' to be an important but often overlooked consideration when choosing between jobs. An out-of-work investment banker may fail to consider 'analyst' positions due to perceptions of job prestige. Similarly, gender stereotypes may prevent a female civil engineering student from considering a career in construction. Speaking at a Behavioural Sciences Institute seminar, Serena Wee, an assistant professor of psychology at SMU, drew links between job seeking behaviours and concepts of identity.

Disciplines

Business | Human Resources Management

Copyright Owner and Holder

Copyright © Singapore Management University 2012

Licece/Creative Commons Licence

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Article ID

1420

Subject(s)

Human Resources

Citation

Knowledge@SMU. An inside job: To get on the right career track, look within. (2012).
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/ksmu/110