Abstract

As the society changes and industries transform, personal network at workplace has become more complicated today. Members in the society can use their social capital to their advantage and job applicants make use of all channels to identify their ideal job openings. However, the jobs they found does not always provide high job satisfaction. Through what ties do people find a channel for job possibilities? What are their salary, job satisfaction and job potential after they are employed? This study attempts to answer these questions. The data used in this study was from the questionnaire survey data from the Social Change Basic Survey in Taiwan, Phase Four, Third Program-Social Stratum. Our results indicated that job openings recommended to people with higher education who meet their references often (a strong tie) are not necessarily management positions but their job satisfaction and the potential for job advancement are relatively higher, leading to the mostly positive relations in employees’job satisfaction; job satisfaction is higher for employees in the public sector because there is regulation to stipulate and protect their promotional system and salary system; the personal characteristics for people in management positions include being male, older, married, with higher education and in the private sector.