Title: Skilled immigrants' job search: the role of self-efficacy, future orientation, and work involvement

Authors: Satvir Singh; Prajya R. Vidyarthi; Laura Guerrero; Fernando Parra

Addresses: Department of Management and Marketing, Norris-Vincent College of Business, Angelo State University, ASU Station #11030, San Angelo, TX 76909-1030, USA ' Marketing and Management, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA ' University of Houston – Clear Lake, 2700 Bay Area Blvd., Houston, Texas 77058-1002, USA ' Department of Accountancy, Craig School of Business, California State University, Fresno5245 N. Backer Ave. M/S PB7Fresno, CA 93740-8001, USA

Abstract: Drawing upon self-efficacy theory, we developed a job search process model to show the relationship between self-efficacy, job search behaviour, and job search outcomes among 240 skilled immigrant job seekers in Canada originating from 31 countries. We also tested moderating effects of home-country culture value of future orientation and individual level work involvement in these relationships. Hierarchical linear modelling supported a positive relationship between skilled immigrants' job search self-efficacy and job search effort, and between job search effort and number of job interviews obtained. Results also showed that the relationship between job search efficacy and job search effort was stronger at low levels of future orientation and low levels of work involvement.

Keywords: job search; self-efficacy; effort; immigrants; culture.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSEM.2023.131131

International Journal of Services, Economics and Management, 2023 Vol.14 No.2, pp.155 - 174

Received: 05 Aug 2021
Accepted: 05 Sep 2022
Published online: 31 May 2023 *

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