Purpose The current study was conducted to increase our understanding of factors that influence the employability university graduates. Through use both qualitative and quantitative approaches, paper explores relative importance 17 new graduate employability. Design/methodology/approach An extensive review existing literature used identify affect A two‐phase, mixed‐methods examine: Phase One, whether these could be combined into five categories; Two, employers place on factors. One involved...

The number of refugees across the globe is at an alarming high and expected to continue rise for foreseeable future. As a result, finding durable solutions has become major challenge worldwide. literature reviewed policy implications discussed in this article are based on premise that one refugee crisis must be resettlement new host countries. For such solution succeed, however, requires relatively favorable attitudes by members societies, protection well‐being refugees, effective...

In the authors' 2-dimensional model of prejudice, explicit and implicit attitudes are used to create 4 profiles: truly low prejudiced (TLP: double lows), aversive racists (AR: modern racism/high prejudice), principled conservatives (PC: high racism/low (MR: highs). Students completed an Asian Modern Racism Scale Asian/White Implicit Association Test. The authors compared groups' prejudice-related ideologies (i.e., egalitarianism/humanism social conservatism) economic/political conservatism...

Using a social identity theory approach, we theorized that recruiters might be particularly biased against skilled immigrant applicants. We refer to this phenomenon as skill paradox, according which immigrants are more likely targets of employment discrimination the they are. Furthermore, building on common ingroup model, proposed paradox can resolved through human resource management strategies promote inclusive hiring practices (e.g. by emphasizing fit with diverse clientele). The results...

The devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nations and individuals has almost certainly led to increased feelings threat competition, heightened uncertainty, lack control, a rise in authoritarianism. In this paper we use social psychological sociological theories explore anticipated effects xenophobia anti-immigrant attitudes worldwide. Based our analysis, discuss recommendations for further research required during ups downs pandemic, as well recovery. We also need address how best...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the outcomes a formal university mentorship program that paired junior and senior (third fourth year) undergraduate student mentees with mentors from industry. Specifically, researchers examined effects on mentees’ psychological sense community at university, job search self-efficacy (confidence). Design/methodology/approach used mixed-methods design incorporated survey data qualitative interviews focus groups. Where relevant, were compared...

Canada has been seen globally as a leader in immigration and integration policies programs an attractive welcoming country for immigrants, refugees, temporary foreign workers, international students. The COVID-19 pandemic revealed some of the strengths Canada’s system, well fault lines that have developing over last few years. In this article we provide overview system prior to pandemic, discuss system’s weaknesses vulnerabilities by explore post-COVID-19 vision. Over next three years,...

Informed consent is a guiding ethical principle when conducting research involving human participants. Yet, forms are often skimmed or ignored, jeopardizing informed consent. In two experiments, we test four interventions designed to encourage participants read online more carefully. Experiment 1 employed 2 (length: short long) by (timing: fixed free) (quiz: present absent) between-participants design. We measured instruction-following and comprehension of the form. Results showed that...

This research investigates how members of minority groups respond to public health advertising that features models who belong their own group. Results three experiments show ethnic individuals report lower intentions take the advice solicited by widely distributed advertisements when feature group (as opposed white models). effect is driven fact that, for minorities, featuring one’s in creates perceptions being negatively stereotyped advertisers. outcome pronounced those with average and...

Research has shown high levels of housing precarity among government-assisted refugees (GARs) connected to difficult markets, limited social benefits, and other structural barriers positive settlement (Lumley-Sapanski, 2021). The COVID-19 pandemic likely exacerbated this precarity. date demonstrates the negative consequences for low-income households, including both health-related issues economic challenges, that may exacerbate their ability obtain affordable, suitable (Jones &...

This reply reviews the conceptual, methodological, and statistical foundations of Rushton, Skuy Bons' article in this journal that compared Black Africans, Whites East Indians on Raven's Advanced Progressive Matrices, concluded is an unbiased test. Through a technical re‐analysis both internal external validity criteria for test bias using data reported Rushton et al. paper, we demonstrate Matrices fact biased against Africans. We take issue with several additional elements 's study,...

Some have suggested that the solution to citizen decline in confidence government is make public organizations more responsive demands. But governmental responsiveness can take at least two forms: one focuses on self-interest of individual citizens and other longer-term community interests. This article examines relative strength these sides responsiveness. Based responses than seven thousand an urban Midwest, we found many cases a moderating influence terms how view civic investment...

[...]we present some key workplace challenges, emphasize the excellent work done by I-O psychology researchers across Canada, and highlight what we believe are next steps needed to maintain vibrant scholarship in this country. Led largely female researchers, body of literature tackles important issues such as gender biases, stereotypes, prejudice women face performance appraisals, leadership, negotiations;the work-family interface;organizational interventions;and institutional barriers...

Purpose This article outlines the development of Refugee Job Search Process Framework (RJSPF), which was created to help identify barriers that refugees face when trying find employment. The framework incorporates an interdisciplinary, multi-level approach job search, delving into research from migration studies and Industrial/Organizational psychology outline factors exist on both side refugee applicant organization at each stage RJSPF. authors also tested RJSPF with Syrian service...

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 Since 2011, over 5 million refugees have fled civil war in Syria (UNHCR, 2018). Canada has responded tothe Syrian refugee crisis by resettling 50,000 and encouraging its citizens to supportthe integration process. Previous research shown that when in-group members take the perspectiveof an out-group it leads increased helping intentions toward (Mashuri, Hasanah,Rahmawati, 2013). To replicate extend these findings a Canadian context, current study soughtto answer question: How...