How does labour market history influence the access to hiring interviews?
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide evidence of the effect of labour market status on the current probability to be invited to a hiring interview. The authors compare the effect of periods of unemployment, part-time job and short-term contracts (STCs). Design/methodology/approach: Correspondence tests were conducted for accountants and sales assistants. The authors estimate the discrimination components from the response rate of each candidate by the asymptotic least squares method. Findings: The authors find that men with a part-time profile suffer discrimination in both professions. Other differences of treatment are specific: for accountants, the authors find that the probability of success decreases with the time spent in unemployment, while for sales assistants the probability of success is smaller with a history of STCs. Originality/value: This study compares the effect of different dimensions of career history (part-time versus full-time, permanent versus short-term, unemployment versus employment) for experienced job candidates. It also proposes an alternative way to exploit the design of a correspondence experiment.
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2018
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Authors: | Duguet, Emmanuel ; Le Gall, Rémi ; L’Horty, Yannick ; Petit, Pascale |
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International Journal of Manpower. - Emerald, ISSN 0143-7720, ZDB-ID 2032092-9. - Vol. 39.2018, 4 (02.07.), p. 519-533
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Emerald |
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