Table 1 Evaluation of the first-order...

Table 1

Evaluation of the first-order model

Constructs	Outer loadings	CA	CR (rho_c)	AVE
AI Readiness (AIR)
AIR1: I am aware of the types of tasks in my career field where AI can be applied	0.892	0.914	0.939	0.794
AIR2: I feel confident that I can quickly adapt to using AI tools in my professional work	0.892
AIR3: I believe I can identify the opportunities and challenges of applying AI in my professional work	0.914
AIR4: I can act in accordance with ethical principles in using AI for my professional tasks	0.867
EL involvement (IEL)
IEL1: I am always attentive to EL activities	0.875	0.869	0.911	0.719
IEL2: I am always persistent with challenging tasks in EL activities	0.863
IEL3: I always participate actively in EL activities	0.803
IEL4: I always strive to fulfill my assignments with utmost excellence	0.849
Perceived employability (PE) I recognize my …
General competency (GC)
GC1: Ability to express myself and to communicate with others	0.803	0.853	0.895	0.630
GC2: Ability to manage time	0.790
GC3: Leadership capabilities	0.807
GC4: Ability to innovate	0.817
GC5: Ability to work with others as a team	0.749
Professional competency (PC)
PC1: Professional knowledge and skills	0.825	0.845	0.896	0.683
PC2: Basic computer application skills	0.801
PC3: My ability to apply theory to actual work	0.845
PC4: Ability to discover and solve problems	0.834
Work attitude (WA)
WA1: Willingness to learn	0.888	0.857	0.913	0.777
WA2: Ability to adapt to changes	0.874
WA3: Dedication to work	0.883
Career planning and confidence (CPC)
CPC1: Ability to understand and plan career	0.893	0.867	0.918	0.790
CPC2: Ability to further understand and plan career	0.899
CPC3: Ability to land a job in the future	0.874
Self-congruence (ASC)
Actual self-congruence (ASC)
ASC1: Job [X] is consistent with how I see myself	0.893	0.864	0.917	0.786
ASC2: I am quite similar to the personality needed for job [X]	0.885
ASC3: The personality needed for job [X] is congruent with how I see myself	0.883
Ideal self-congruence (ISC)
ISC1: Job [X] is consistent with how I would like to see myself	0.890	0.847	0.907	0.766
ISC2: I would like to be perceived as having a personality similar to that needed for job [X]	0.871
ISC3: The personality needed for job [X] is congruent with how I would like to see myself	0.863
Job passion (JP)
JP1: I find it interesting to think about job [X]	0.830	0.904	0.926	0.678
JP2: I would find it enjoyable if I have the opportunity to take on job [X]	0.856
JP3: I would feel energized if I have the opportunity to take on job [X] as my first job	0.867
JP4: I would feel thrilled if I succeeded in job [X] as my first job	0.724
JP5: I believe that taking on job [X] as my first job is the best way to pursue my passion	0.830
JP6: Taking on job [X] is a significant start in shaping my career path	0.826
Job intention (JI)
JI1: I have thought seriously about starting my first career in the H&T industry in the future	0.870	0.882	0.919	0.739
JI2: I am interested in working in the H&T industry in the future	0.844
JI3: I have strong intentions to start my first career in the H&T industry in the future	0.853
JI4: I will choose a career in the H&T industry in the future	0.872

Constructs	Outer loadings	CA	CR (rho_c)	AVE
AI Readiness (AIR)
AIR1: I am aware of the types of tasks in my career field where AI can be applied	0.892	0.914	0.939	0.794
AIR2: I feel confident that I can quickly adapt to using AI tools in my professional work	0.892
AIR3: I believe I can identify the opportunities and challenges of applying AI in my professional work	0.914
AIR4: I can act in accordance with ethical principles in using AI for my professional tasks	0.867
EL involvement (IEL)
IEL1: I am always attentive to EL activities	0.875	0.869	0.911	0.719
IEL2: I am always persistent with challenging tasks in EL activities	0.863
IEL3: I always participate actively in EL activities	0.803
IEL4: I always strive to fulfill my assignments with utmost excellence	0.849
Perceived employability (PE)I recognize my …
General competency (GC)
GC1: Ability to express myself and to communicate with others	0.803	0.853	0.895	0.630
GC2: Ability to manage time	0.790
GC3: Leadership capabilities	0.807
GC4: Ability to innovate	0.817
GC5: Ability to work with others as a team	0.749
Professional competency (PC)
PC1: Professional knowledge and skills	0.825	0.845	0.896	0.683
PC2: Basic computer application skills	0.801
PC3: My ability to apply theory to actual work	0.845
PC4: Ability to discover and solve problems	0.834
Work attitude (WA)
WA1: Willingness to learn	0.888	0.857	0.913	0.777
WA2: Ability to adapt to changes	0.874
WA3: Dedication to work	0.883
Career planning and confidence (CPC)
CPC1: Ability to understand and plan career	0.893	0.867	0.918	0.790
CPC2: Ability to further understand and plan career	0.899
CPC3: Ability to land a job in the future	0.874
Self-congruence (ASC)
Actual self-congruence (ASC)
ASC1: Job [X] is consistent with how I see myself	0.893	0.864	0.917	0.786
ASC2: I am quite similar to the personality needed for job [X]	0.885
ASC3: The personality needed for job [X] is congruent with how I see myself	0.883
Ideal self-congruence (ISC)
ISC1: Job [X] is consistent with how I would like to see myself	0.890	0.847	0.907	0.766
ISC2: I would like to be perceived as having a personality similar to that needed for job [X]	0.871
ISC3: The personality needed for job [X] is congruent with how I would like to see myself	0.863
Job passion (JP)
JP1: I find it interesting to think about job [X]	0.830	0.904	0.926	0.678
JP2: I would find it enjoyable if I have the opportunity to take on job [X]	0.856
JP3: I would feel energized if I have the opportunity to take on job [X] as my first job	0.867
JP4: I would feel thrilled if I succeeded in job [X] as my first job	0.724
JP5: I believe that taking on job [X] as my first job is the best way to pursue my passion	0.830
JP6: Taking on job [X] is a significant start in shaping my career path	0.826
Job intention (JI)
JI1: I have thought seriously about starting my first career in the H&T industry in the future	0.870	0.882	0.919	0.739
JI2: I am interested in working in the H&T industry in the future	0.844
JI3: I have strong intentions to start my first career in the H&T industry in the future	0.853
JI4: I will choose a career in the H&T industry in the future	0.872

Source(s): Tables by authors

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