From the Perspective of the Unemployed: Employers′ Selection Criteria and Themselves

Abstract

This article examines the selection criteria used by employers from the perspective of a sample of registered unemployed. It uses the same criteria set to get the sample to assess their own re‐employment prospects. It concludes that although training and retraining programmes may be a necessary condition to enhance the re‐employment prospects of the unemployed, they do not constitute a sufficient condition.

Citation

Murphy, L. and Sutherland, J. (1991), "From the Perspective of the Unemployed: Employers′ Selection Criteria and Themselves", International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 12 No. 5, pp. 3-10. https://doi.org/10.1108/01437729110004010