Title: Associations among career-related student employment, current job satisfaction, and anticipated job satisfaction
Author(s) : Austin Calkins, Barry Friedman, Kristin Sotak
This study explores the association between university students' degree of career relatedness in their employment and their current and anticipated job satisfaction (AJS) upon graduation. Past research extensively investigated the benefits of career-related student employment, but the relationship stated above has not been studied. The significance of studying AJS lies in its ability to aid organizations and employees in understanding pre-employment job expectations, mitigating turnover based on unrealistic employee expectations, customizing recruitment, onboarding, and development plans to unique employee expectations. Sixty-four business students at a public northeastern university completed an online survey. The results revealed a noteworthy relationship between career-related jobs and AJS, particularly regarding feelings about the nature of one's work, and a significant link between career-relatedness and overall current job satisfaction.