TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– This study aims to examine the relationship between job search self‐efficacy, employment goals, job search planning, job search behaviors and effort allocated to job search.Design/methodology/approach– The authors expected that employment goals would mediate the effect of job search self‐efficacy on job search planning, job search behaviors and effort allocated to job search. In total, 100 participants completed measures of these concepts. The results are discussed with reference to previous studies and to methodological choices.Findings– Regression analyses did not confirm the hypotheses. Contrary to expectations, employment goals did not mediate the path between self‐efficacy, job search planning, job search behaviors and effort allocated to job search. Instead, self‐efficacy directly influenced job search planning and job search behaviors.Originality/value– Few studies have investigated the effect of self‐efficacy on goals in job search domain. This paper fills some of the gaps. VL - 16 IS - 5 SN - 1362-0436 DO - 10.1108/13620431111168886 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/13620431111168886 AU - Fort Isabelle AU - Jacquet Flora AU - Leroy Naïs PY - 2011 Y1 - 2011/01/01 TI - Self‐efficacy, goals, and job search behaviors T2 - Career Development International PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 469 EP - 481 Y2 - 2024/03/29 ER -