4.2.3. Proactive career networking
To measure career networking engagement, three items were constructed using a Likert response format ranging from 1 = (Strongly disagree) to 5 (Strongly agree). The three items were —I am building a network of contacts to obtain information about how to get the job that I want; —I am building a network of contacts to provide me with help that will increase my chances of getting the job that I want and —I am building a network of contacts I can call on for advice on howto be successful in the job I want. Internal consistency reliability (alpha) was .89. Construct validity evidence for this measure was established through confirmatory factor analysis (Strauss et al., 2012).