2019 • In Hvinden, Bjørn; Hyggen, Christer; Schoyen, Mi Ahet al. (Eds.) Youth Unemployment and Job Insecurity in Europe. Problems, Risk Factors and Policies
[en] Episodes of unemployment or deskilling work can signal low ability to employers and impede individuals’ employment chances. In this chapter we analyse how the scarring effects of experiences of job insecurity vary across countries. We presented fictitious CVs integrated in an online survey to 1920 respondents recruiting for real jobs in five occupational fields in Bulgaria, Greece, Norway and Switzerland. Our findings show that unemployment scarring is strongest in Norway, followed by Switzerland, and is weaker in Bulgaria and Greece. Work experience in deskilling jobs as well as frequent changes of jobs (job-hopping) are also found to decrease applicants’ chances. We interpret our findings with regard to different national economies (youth unemployment), employment protection legislation and education systems, arguing that these country-specific settings shape recruiters’ perceptions of individuals’ precarious job experience, which in turn influences their hiring decision.
Disciplines :
Sociology & social sciences
Author, co-author :
Imdorf, Christian
Shi, Lulu P.
Sacchi, Stefan
Samuel, Robin ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)
Hyggen, Christer
Stoilova, Rumiana
Yordanova, Gabriela
Boyadjieva, Pepka
Ilieva-Trichkova, Petya
Parsanoglou, Dimitris
Yfanti, Aggeliki
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
Scars of early job insecurity across Europe: Insights from a multi-country employer study
Publication date :
2019
Main work title :
Youth Unemployment and Job Insecurity in Europe. Problems, Risk Factors and Policies
Author, co-author :
Hvinden, Bjørn
Hyggen, Christer
Schoyen, Mi Ah
Sirovátka, Tomáš
Publisher :
Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, United Kingdom