Effectiveness of job search interventions: A meta-analytic review

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1009-1041

  Liu, Songqi ^a   Huang, Jason L ^b   Wang, Mo ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment outcomes; Job search behaviors; Job search training interventions; Self efficacy; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; JOB FINDING; LEARNING; META ANALYSIS; MOTIVATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE;

EMPLOYMENT; GOALS; HUMANS; JOB APPLICATION; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE;

EID: 84903146796     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035923     Document Type: Article

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