Supporting data for the thesis titled 'Factors Influencing Career Trajectories of PhD Students and Graduates in Greater China: Focusing on the Role of Labour Market Conditions'

This is the supporting data for the thesis titled 'Factors Influencing Career Trajectories of PhD Students and Graduates in Greater China: Focusing on the Role of Labour Market Conditions'. The participants of the thesis comprised 117 PhD students and 48 PhD graduates in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Participants provided accounts of their career intentions or career trajectories through a one-on-one interview that lasted 60 to 90 minutes.
Interviews with PhD students mainly centred on motivations to do the PhD, experiences during the doctorate that influence career intentions, concrete career planning, perceived advantages or attractions of working in academia and beyond, job characteristics valued, critical events that influence career intentions, job preparation, and the influence of experiences mentioned in the pre-interview questionnaire. Besides all the questions for PhD students, the interview protocol for PhD graduates also includes questions on job-hunting experiences, entry requirements, experiences of all work experiences after PhD graduation, and reflections on the work environment in each stage after graduation.

本数据集为题为《大中华地区博士生与博士毕业生职业轨迹的影响因素：聚焦劳动力市场环境的作用》的学位论文配套支撑数据。本次研究的受访对象涵盖中国大陆、香港、澳门及台湾地区的117名博士生与48名博士毕业生，所有受访者均通过时长60至90分钟的一对一访谈，分享了自身的职业意向或职业发展轨迹。
针对博士生的访谈内容主要围绕以下维度展开：攻读博士学位的动机、博士在读期间对职业意向产生影响的相关经历、具体的职业规划、学术界与非学术界工作的感知优势或吸引力、自身所重视的工作特征、影响职业意向的关键事件、求职准备，以及预访谈问卷中提及的个人经历所带来的影响。
除针对博士生的全部访谈问题外，博士毕业生的访谈提纲还额外涵盖了求职经历、入职要求、博士毕业后的全部工作经历，以及对毕业后各阶段工作环境的反思等相关问题。