Do attractive organisations fare better on the job market?

Some employers can come across as more alluring than others. Few job seekers, for instance, would ignore openings at Apple, Google, Nike or Goldman Sachs. And if they do, it may have more to do with their own self-esteem than a lack of wanting to work at some of these 'World's Most Admired...

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spelling sg-smu-ink.ksmu-11152018-07-06T02:59:36Z Do attractive organisations fare better on the job market? Knowledge@SMU Some employers can come across as more alluring than others. Few job seekers, for instance, would ignore openings at Apple, Google, Nike or Goldman Sachs. And if they do, it may have more to do with their own self-esteem than a lack of wanting to work at some of these 'World's Most Admired Companies' (according to Fortune magazine's yearly list). However, why do some organisations seem more attractive than others, and does it factor into our own career decisions? Also, while it may seem as if attractive organisations will get their pick of the most desirable 'suitors', a new study shows that job seekers may not necessarily accept a job at organisations that they are attracted to. 2010-06-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/ksmu/116 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1115&context=ksmu http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Knowledge@SMU eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Business Human Resources Management
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Do attractive organisations fare better on the job market?
description Some employers can come across as more alluring than others. Few job seekers, for instance, would ignore openings at Apple, Google, Nike or Goldman Sachs. And if they do, it may have more to do with their own self-esteem than a lack of wanting to work at some of these 'World's Most Admired Companies' (according to Fortune magazine's yearly list). However, why do some organisations seem more attractive than others, and does it factor into our own career decisions? Also, while it may seem as if attractive organisations will get their pick of the most desirable 'suitors', a new study shows that job seekers may not necessarily accept a job at organisations that they are attracted to.
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title Do attractive organisations fare better on the job market?
title_short Do attractive organisations fare better on the job market?
title_full Do attractive organisations fare better on the job market?
title_fullStr Do attractive organisations fare better on the job market?
title_full_unstemmed Do attractive organisations fare better on the job market?
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publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
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