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Dear colleagues,

We cordially invite you to our showcase symposium:

Organizer: Rowena Blokker, Vrije U. Amsterdam  Organizer: Jos Akkermans, Vrije U. Amsterdam  Organizer: Svetlana Khapova, Vrije U. Amsterdam  Organizer: Paul G W Jansen, Vrije U. Amsterdam  Discussant: Andreas Hirschi, U. of Bern

This symposium aims to introduce innovative ways to understand and study the 21st-century school-to-work transition (STWT). Despite ample research on <g class="gr_ gr_198 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins replaceWithoutSep" id="198" data-gr-id="198">antecedents</g> and outcomes of the STWT, very little is known about the interplay between micro- level and macro-level factors in achieving a successful transition from school to work. Research on the STWT has thus far been fragmented, most notably in terms of a division between micro-level and macro- level oriented research, and a lack of integration of these perspectives hurts the overall understanding of the contemporary STWT. In line with recent calls for re-contextualizing careers research, we aim to encourage the extension and integration of knowledge pertaining to the contemporary STWT by integrating existing perspectives that have mostly been isolated from each other thus far. To this end, in this symposium we present six papers that focus on how young adults can best prepare for the STWT in which we take into account both micro-level factors (e.g., work orientation, job search behavior, and career competencies) and macro-level factors (e.g., degree subject, perceived organizational support, student loan depth, organizational socialization, and career shocks).

Prediction of Work Orientations and Objective School-to-Work Transition Outcomes Among Adolescents

Presenter: Rebekka Steiner, U. of Bern  Presenter: Andreas Hirschi, U. of Bern

Can Career Self-Management Overcome Labour Market Disadvantage for Non-Professional Degree Graduates

Presenter: Belgin Okay-Somerville, U. of Glasgow  Presenter: Dora Scholarios, U. of Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

Do Ambitious Recent Graduates Keep Looking for New Jobs?

Presenter: Serge P. Da Motta Veiga, American U.  Presenter: Ricardo Rodrigues, King's College London  Presenter: David E. Guest, King's College London  Presenter: Christina Butler, Kingston U.

Is Student Loan Debt Good or Bad for Finding Employment After College?

Presenter: Ariane Froidevaux, U. of Florida  Presenter: Jaclyn Koopmann, Auburn U.  Presenter: Mo Wang, U. of Florida  Presenter: Peter Bamberger, Tel Aviv U.

Transition to <g class="gr_ gr_227 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling multiReplace" id="227" data-gr-id="227">Full Time</g> Employment of Early Careerist Healthcare Administrators

Presenter: Mark Bonica, U. of New Hampshire  Presenter: Cindy Hartman, U. of New Hampshire

The Role of Career Competencies and Career Shocks in Employability and Early Career Success

Presenter: Rowena Blokker, Vrije U. Amsterdam  Presenter: Jos Akkermans, Vrije U. Amsterdam  Presenter: Svetlana Khapova, Vrije U. Amsterdam  Presenter: Paul G W Jansen, Vrije U. Amsterdam

We look forward to seeing you in Chicago.

Kind regards, on behalf of all organizers,

Rowena Blokker

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Rowena Blokker, MSc.
PhD Candidate
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
The Netherlands
r.blokker@vu.nl
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