Work orientation and job expectations among Chinese college students

The study evaluated the work orientation and job expectations among Chinese college students order to propose a plan of action for an enhanced student career development.It described the profile of the respondent in terms of sex, year level, home location and school type; determined the respondents' work orientation in terms of financial compensation, career advancement and influence, calling, social embeddedness, and busyness; identified the respondents' job expectations in terms of intrinsic and extrinsic aspects; tested the differences in responses when grouped according to profile; tested the relationship between work orientation and job expectation; and proposed a plan of action for an enhanced student career development.The descriptive method was used in this study with 500 Chinese college students with different profiles.Reliable and validated questionnaire was employed to gather data.The gathered data was analyzed using a one-way ANOVA, t-test, and a quantitative descriptive study technique.Based on the findings, majority of the respondents were male in their Senior year living in rural areas going to private schools.Most of the respondents agreed on the indicators regarding work orientation in terms of financial compensation except from Item 1 which showed a disagreement among respondents.A general agreement was indicated on the indicators in terms of career advancement and influence, calling, social embeddedness, and busyness.Most of the respondents agreed on indicators regarding job expectation in terms of intrinsic and extrinsic aspects.Findings showed highly significant relationship between work orientation and job expectation.Recommendations for future research were proposed promoting interdisciplinary research collaborations that address the diverse facets of work orientation and employment expectations.