A study of Job-Seeking Experience of College/University degree students with hearing impairments

• Main Authors: Wun-Siou Hu, 胡文琇
• Other Authors: Yu-Yu Wang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/61719627243811201862

碩士 === 國立暨南國際大學 === 社會政策與社會工作學系 === 98 === After a few years of struggle in school, college/university graduators with hearing impairment find it is very difficult to find jobs. There are several factors that cause these graduators spend more time and energy on finding jobs, and these factors could be very interesting. Therefore, this study focuses on the study of job-seeking progress of college/university graduators with hearing impairment. The purposes are: 1. to survey the job-seeking preparation of college/university graduators with hearing impairment; 2. to understand the challenges the college/university graduators with hearing impairment might have on finding jobs; 3. to find out the resources on finding jobs and how the college/university graduators with hearing impairment use them. This study adopts qualitative research methods. This study collects the job-seeking experience by taking questionnaire and interviewing from fourteen college/university graduators with hearing impairment who graduated during 2005 to 2008. This research finds that on job-seeking preparation stage, if the job seeker with hearing impairment can accumulate professional knowledge and find their real interests, they could effectively accumulate human capital and make it easier to find jobs. However, students with hearing impairment have many difficulties on learning. Schools should actively implement the Individual Education Plan (ELP) to help them on learning. In addition, being independent, active, earnest and resistive to pressure are the attitudes needed on finding jobs. Furthermore, par-time job and internship experiences are critical and helpful on accumulating human capital. The challenges of graduator with hearing impairment include: 1. to confess their physical defect to employee; 2. difficulties on telephone communication; 3. limitation on job types; 4. challenges of communication abilities and skills. On facing these difficulties, job seekers should 1. decreasing their expectation and focus on getting hired first; 2. focusing on preparing the public servant examinations; 3. having part-time work experiences and learn to live independently. As for the resources, family supports are the most important. Good relationship with family members, friends, and teachers can increase the possibility to find jobs. Especially, teachers usually are willing to provide help to them. As for job-seeking services, they need good communication with employment counselors and understand the service procedure, so that the service can help them to find jobs more efficiently. In this study, suggestions are made for hearing impaired students, schools, employers, and hearing impairments advocacy organizations.