Can unemployment benefit cuts improve employment and earnings?
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DOI: 10.1007/s00181-019-01677-6
Abstract: We study how a reduction in potential benefit duration (PBD) affects employment and earnings of job seekers before and after unemployment benefits exhaust. Reducing PBD induces job seekers to become less selective and accept jobs… read more here.
Keywords: employment earnings; unemployment; job seekers; benefit ... See more keywords
“Just Look the Other Way”: Job Seekers’ Reactions to the Irresponsibility of Market-Dominant Employers
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DOI: 10.1007/s10551-020-04623-0
Abstract: Past research on recruitment has shown that employer image predicts job seekers’ perceptions of organizational attractiveness. We contribute to this body of work by examining job seekers’ reactions to a market-dominant employer that has suffered… read more here.
Keywords: market dominant; job; dominant employers; csi ... See more keywords
Psychological distress among Australian welfare recipient job seekers
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DOI: 10.1111/ajpy.12123
Abstract: Objective The frequency of psychological distress amongst welfare recipient job seekers in Australia has largely been neglected by researchers and social policy experts. A link between a high level of psychological distress and reduced capacity… read more here.
Keywords: job seekers; welfare recipient; distress; psychological distress ... See more keywords
Emotional Labor in Everyday Resilience: Class-Based Experiences of Navigating Unemployment Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic in the U.S.
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DOI: 10.1145/3555113
Abstract: During the COVID-19 global health crisis, institutions, policymakers, and academics alike have called for practicing resilience to overcome its ongoing disruptions. This paper contributes a comparative study of the job search experiences of working-class and… read more here.
Keywords: resilience; job; job seekers; class ... See more keywords
Becoming a Home Care Worker: Job-Seekers’ Push and Pull Factors
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DOI: 10.1177/0164027519886176
Abstract: This study examined “push and pull” factors associated with the decision to become home care workers among job-seekers in Israel. Participants completed measures of ageism, anxiety about aging, attitudes toward the home care profession, and… read more here.
Keywords: job seekers; home; home care; push pull ... See more keywords
Job search information behaviours: An ego-net study of networking amongst young job-seekers
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DOI: 10.1177/0961000618769965
Abstract: Networking is considered an integral feature of job search, yet its behavioural manifestation has received little attention in the extant literature. Here this is addressed in a study of young job-seekers that adopted an egocentric… read more here.
Keywords: information; job search; young job; job ... See more keywords
Exploring Early-Career Job Seekers’ Online Uncertainty Management
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DOI: 10.1177/23294884221096673
Abstract: Using the framework of uncertainty management theory (UMT), this study qualitatively explores the extent to which entry-level job seekers engage in online information seeking, or cybervetting, about employers, why they do it, and how cybervetting… read more here.
Keywords: information; job seekers; uncertainty; uncertainty management ... See more keywords
How personal values shape job seeker preference: A policy capturing study
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254646
Abstract: Does the “ideal” organization exist? Or do different workplace attributes attract different people? And if so, what attributes attract what types of employees? This study combines person-organization fit theory and a policy capturing methodology to… read more here.
Keywords: policy capturing; personal values; values shape; job ... See more keywords