The Hiring Prospects of Foreign-Educated Immigrants: A Factorial Survey among German Employers. (October 2019)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- The Hiring Prospects of Foreign-Educated Immigrants: A Factorial Survey among German Employers. (October 2019)
- Main Title:
- The Hiring Prospects of Foreign-Educated Immigrants: A Factorial Survey among German Employers
- Authors:
- Damelang, Andreas
Abraham, Martin
Ebensperger, Sabine
Stumpf, Felix - Abstract:
- This article analyses the conditions under which employers grant immigrants access to jobs corresponding to their foreign education. It is often observed that employers prefer native-educated employees and devalue foreign education. We argue that part of this devaluation is due to institutional differences in education systems. Nevertheless, hiring foreign-educated immigrants is becoming a viable strategy for employers given the substantial shortage of skilled labour and the significant influx of skilled immigrants. Using a factorial survey, we simulate a hiring process and present a series of hypothetical foreign applicants to employers in Germany. Our findings show that the transferability of foreign qualifications strongly depends on the institutional characteristics of foreign education systems. However, employers are willing to accept differences in education because they consider institutional differences a trade-off against other dimensions, such as relevant foreign work experience.
- Is Part Of:
- Work, employment & society. Volume 33:Number 5(2019)
- Journal:
- Work, employment & society
- Issue:
- Volume 33:Number 5(2019)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 33, Issue 5 (2019)
- Year:
- 2019
- Volume:
- 33
- Issue:
- 5
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2019-0033-0005-0000
- Page Start:
- 739
- Page End:
- 758
- Publication Date:
- 2019-10
- Subjects:
- employers -- factorial survey -- foreign education -- immigration -- labour market
Industrial sociology -- Periodicals
Work -- Social aspects -- Periodicals
Industrial relations -- Periodicals
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http://www.uk.sagepub.com/home.nav ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1177/0950017018809897 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0950-0170
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