Answering the Call: How Changes to the Salience of Job Characteristics Affects College Students' Decisions. EdWorkingPaper No. 24-956
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| Title: | Answering the Call: How Changes to the Salience of Job Characteristics Affects College Students' Decisions. EdWorkingPaper No. 24-956 |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Carly D. Robinson, Katharine Meyer, Chasity Bailey-Fakhoury, Amirpasha Zandieh, Susanna Loeb, Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University |
| Source: | Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. 2024. |
| Availability: | Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: AISR_Info@brown.edu; Web site: http://www.annenberginstitute.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 48 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Smith Richardson Foundation Arnold Ventures |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Undergraduate Students, Career Choice, Tutoring, Compensation (Remuneration), Decision Making, Influences, Student Educational Objectives, Goal Orientation, Job Search Methods |
| Geographic Terms: | Michigan |
| Abstract: | College students make job decisions without complete information. As a result, they may rely on misleading heuristics ("interesting jobs pay badly") and pursue options misaligned with their goals. We test whether highlighting job characteristics changes decision making. We find increasing the salience of a job's monetary benefits increases the likelihood college students apply by 196%. In contrast, emphasizing prosocial, career, or social benefits has no effect, despite students identifying these benefits as primary motivators for applying. The study highlights the detrimental incongruencies in students' decision making alongside a simple strategy for recruiting college students to jobs that offer enriching experiences. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | ED653487 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | College students make job decisions without complete information. As a result, they may rely on misleading heuristics ("interesting jobs pay badly") and pursue options misaligned with their goals. We test whether highlighting job characteristics changes decision making. We find increasing the salience of a job's monetary benefits increases the likelihood college students apply by 196%. In contrast, emphasizing prosocial, career, or social benefits has no effect, despite students identifying these benefits as primary motivators for applying. The study highlights the detrimental incongruencies in students' decision making alongside a simple strategy for recruiting college students to jobs that offer enriching experiences. |
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