Czech Students' Perceptions of Careers in the Shared Services Industry

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Czech Students' Perceptions of Careers in the Shared Services Industry

Original language description

Talent attraction is identified by industry-wide studies as a top priority for the Shared Service Centers (SSCs) between 2015-2020. Due to the market dynamics and the structure of the labour force, the shared service industries in Eastern and Central Europe strive for qualified graduates with appropriate and unique skills. The inbuilt interest and course prescriptions undertaken by the prospective job seekers determine whether SSCs will eventually admit such professionals. This paper assesses students' overall perceptions of careers in the shared services industry and further diagnoses gender impact on the job preferences through the survey method. The questionnaires were distributed among university students in the Czech Republic via an online mode. The respondents vary by study year, gender, age, course of study, and work preferences. A total of 1,283 student responses have been collected and analyzed using Stata data analytics software. It was discovered that over 70% of the respondents who are aware of SSCs are quite ignorant of the job opportunities offered by the centers. While the majority of the respondents are interested in support positions (e.g. procurement specialist, planning specialist, human resource specialist, process improvement specialist, payroll specialist, etc.), around a third of the respondents will decline a job offer from the SSCs. The analysis also revealed that males are more likely than females to seek careers in international companies, hence, they tend to be more favorable towards the shared service jobs. Females, however, have stronger preferences towards the marketing and PR positions. The research results provide insights into the job aspirations of the interviewed students. The findings provide a huge resource for recruitment agencies and the shared service industries to renew and redirect their search for talents.

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

AE - Management, administration and clerical work

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

2016 International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management

ISBN

978-0-9855497-4-9

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Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

258-266

Publisher name

IEOM Society International

Place of publication

Canton

Event location

Kuala Lumpur

Event date

Mar 8, 2016

Type of event by nationality

WRD - Celosvětová akce

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