Media type: E-Article Title: A longitudinal study of determinants of perceived employability Contributor: Wittekind, Anette; Raeder, Sabine; Grote, Gudela imprint: Wiley, 2010 Published in: Journal of Organizational Behavior Language: English DOI: 10.1002/job.646 ISSN: 0894-3796; 1099-1379 Origination: Footnote: Description: <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Employability is highly important to individuals in coping with job insecurity. Although many employability models have been developed, few studies have tested determinants of employability empirically. This longitudinal study aims to analyze core determinants of perceived employability. These were tested using a sample of 465 employees (time 1) taken from four companies in Switzerland and surveyed at three points in time. In order to include data from all participants, we used multilevel analysis (level 1: time, level 2: person). Results showed that education, support for career and skill development, current level of job‐related skills, and willingness to change jobs were significant predictors of perceived employability. Contrary to our hypotheses, willingness to develop new competencies, opportunity awareness, and self‐presentation skill failed to predict perceived employability. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.</jats:p>