Getting a job when times are bad: recruitment practices in Sweden before, during and after the Great Recession

Håkansson, Peter; Nilsson, Anders

doi:10.1080/03585522.2018.1543729

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“…Schmutte (2016) found that 22% of job-seekers use informal contacts and 30% of the employees are hired through informal referrals using data from Cornell National Social Survey in 2008 in the United States of America. Shi (2022) in China and Håkansson and Nilsson (2019) in Sweden found equal proportion of job-seekers using informal contacts, which approximates 30%.…”

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The causal effect of informal job search on wage and job satisfaction: evidence from Egypt and Jordan using random forest method

Elamin

2022

IJSE

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PurposeThis study aims to examine the impact of finding a job through family and friend contacts on employees' wages and job satisfaction.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses machine learning techniques in economics to estimate the causal effect of being hired through informal contacts on wages and job satisfaction using cross-sectional data from the Higher Education Graduates Survey 2012 (HEGS, 2012) in Egypt and Jordan.FindingsThe author's results confirm that negative and positive consequences are likely to occur. In Egypt, a wage penalty of 28% is estimated in the starting wage, but the impact diminishes in the last wage. By contrast, in Jordan, no penalty is captured in the starting wage, but a premium of 10% is estimated in the last wage. Job satisfaction is negatively affected by the penalty in the starting wage.Social implicationsJob market search methods that allow for professional job referrals, facilitate more efficient information transfer between job-seekers and employers and provide opportunities for job-seekers with weak social capital should be implemented to lower dependence on informal search methods.Originality/valueThe research provides comprehensive evidence about finding a job through informal contact with employees' well-being. The consequences of finding a job using family and friends' contacts, whether positive or negative, cannot be ignored. Future research could benefit from the findings of this study.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-05-2022-0318.

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“…Almost one-third to half of the employees in Europe, the United States of America and China are hired through informal contacts (Shi, 2022; Merlino, 2019; Bachmann and Baumgarten, 2013; Håkansson and Nilsson, 2019). The intensity of informal job searches depends on the economic performance and local job market conditions in the country.…”

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The causal effect of informal job search on wage and job satisfaction: evidence from Egypt and Jordan using random forest method

Elamin

2022

IJSE

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“…In addition, social capital can help people find information and resources related to the job market as well as access career networks, which is conducive to reemployment ( 21 ). A study revealed that one-third of jobs in Sweden were found through contacts ( 22 ). The older adults in the study who returned to the labor market had a higher number of contacts with more prestigious jobs.…”

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How do the non-cognitive skills affect retirees’ reemployment? Evidence from China

Jia,

Sai,

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionPromoting the reemployment of retirees is important to effectively recognize the capacity of older adults and to help governments cope with an aging global population. Existing research on the factors that impact reemployment has mainly focused on the role of traditional forms of human capital, like education and experience, while ignoring non-cognitive skills.MethodsBased on 3,693 samples, this study examines the impact of non-cognitive skills on the reemployment of Chinese retirees using the Logit model through the lens of human capital theory.ResultsThe results show that non-cognitive skills incentivize retirees to seek reemployment. The incentive effect is greater for retirees who are male, live in a rural household, and are of lower age and education level. Further, the mediation effect model reveals the mediating role of social capital between non-cognitive skills and the reemployment of retirees. Social capital is important to the promotion of retiree reemployment.DiscussionThis study ultimately sheds light on the relationship between non-cognitive skills and the reemployment of retirees. Findings will help improve governments’ understandings of non-cognitive skills so that they may develop better policies on retiree reemployment.

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“…In the 1980s, union density was high, unemployment low, traditional corporate institutions were still intact, wage bargaining was centralised and the Social Democratic Party, a close ally of the union movement, was strong and in government in Sweden (it governed from 1982 to 1991). In the 1990s, Sweden underwent a serious economic crisis marked by high unemployment (H akansson and Nilsson, 2019). Parts of the tripartite corporate institutions were dismantled and union density started to decline.…”

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Cycles of labour protests: public and private sector unions' contentious actions

Jansson

Uba

2022

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PurposeThis paper aims to examine the cycle of labour protests in Sweden, comparing the contentious actions of trade unions in public and private sectors over 40 years. Prior studies have focused on industrial conflicts or labour protests, but a long-term perspective on the broad protest repertoire across sectors is lacking. The goal is to test the argument of diversification of action repertoire and differences between the public and private sectors.Design/methodology/approachThe authors apply the grievance and political opportunity theories of social movement research for explaining the cycles of labour protests and differences between sectors in Sweden over 40 years (1980–2020). The unique protest event data are combined with the official strike statistics. The research period includes the globalisation of the economy and two economic crises.FindingsAlthough unions in both sectors have decreased protest mobilisation over time, private sector unions have resigned the most, whereas public sector unions continue to mobilise a diverse set of protest actions. Swedish unions have not replaced strikes with other protest repertoires. The open opportunities have allowed them to use various protests as part of “routine” operations.Research limitations/implicationsProtest event data are derived from newspapers, leading to an over-representation of large events in the urban areas. Future studies should combine data from newspapers with data about online protests.Originality/valueBy thoroughly examining all protest events mobilised by all trade unions in different sectors over 40 years (1980–2020), the paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the cycles of labour protest. The findings should interest industrial relations and social movement scholars.

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Getting a job when times are bad: recruitment practices in Sweden before, during and after the Great Recession

Cited by 8 publications

References 25 publications

The causal effect of informal job search on wage and job satisfaction: evidence from Egypt and Jordan using random forest method

The causal effect of informal job search on wage and job satisfaction: evidence from Egypt and Jordan using random forest method

How do the non-cognitive skills affect retirees’ reemployment? Evidence from China

Cycles of labour protests: public and private sector unions' contentious actions

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