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Occupational and Organizational Choice
Occupational and Organizational Choice
Occupational and Organizational Choice
Occupational Choice
Theories of Occupational Choice
Guidelines for Effective Occupational Decision Making
Organizational Choice: The Process of Entering an
Organization
Theories of Organizational Choice
Organizational Actions During the Entry Process
Individual Actions During the Entry Process
Occupational Choice
Organizational entry
Development of Self-Awareness
Development of Accurate Occupational Information
Identify a number of occupations that may be
Selection
Orientation
Socialization
Organizational Choice:
The Process of Entering an Organization
Stages
Recruitment is the process of mutual attraction between
the individual and the organization.
Selection involves the process of mutual choice.
Unprogrammed decisions
Career transitions
A career transition is a period in which a person
either changes career role or changes orientation to a
current role.
The Recruitment process
Organizational Stereotypes
Educational Process
Lack of Prior Work Experience
Self-Delusion
Theories of Organizational Choice
Follow-Up Activities
Organizational Actions During
the Entry Process
Realistic Recruitment
An organization’s image can be “too positive” if it is not
based on reality.
Realistic recruitment means presenting candidates with
relevant and undistorted information about the job and the
organization, even when this information might be seen as
negative or unflattering to the hiring organization.
A realistic job preview or RJP presents job candidates with
a balanced, realistic picture of the job and the
organization, and with a preview of the positive and
negative aspects of the job.
The presentation of realistic information to job candidates
should reduce the level of voluntary turnover among
candidates who ultimately join the organization.
Organizational Actions During
the Entry Process
Do Realistic Job Previews Work?
Research suggests that RJPs can reduce turnover
effective.
Organizational Actions During
the Entry Process
Assessment and Selection
In the selection of individuals for employment,
criterion.
Individual Actions During
the Entry Process
Development of Self-Awareness
Identification of Prospective Employers
Effective Job Interview Behavior
Assessing Organizations
Choosing Organizations