The working life : the labor market for workers in low-skilled jobs / Nan L. Maxwell.

Maxwell presents the results of her groundbreaking survey of 405 employers, which queried them about jobs requiring no more than a high school education and no more than one year of work experience. These data allow her to establish the link between skills and low-skilled jobs and to reveal the curr...

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Main Author: Maxwell, Nan L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Kalamazoo, Mich. : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2006.
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245 1 4 |a The working life :  |b the labor market for workers in low-skilled jobs /  |c Nan L. Maxwell. 
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505 0 0 |t Preface --  |g 1.  |t Low-skilled jobs : the reality behind the popular perceptions --  |t What are low-skilled jobs? --  |t Who fills low-skilled positions? --  |t The economic environment facing workers in low-skilled positions --  |t The argument for skills --  |t Policy solutions --  |t First chance : building skills in public schools --  |t Second chance : out-of-school programs --  |t Demand side --  |t Safety nets --  |t Summary --  |g 2.  |t Local labor markets and low-skilled jobs : theory and data --  |t The conventional description of the market for workers in low-skilled jobs --  |t An alternative to the conventional view --  |t Our data --  |t Summary --  |g 3.  |t How skills matter --  |t Skill patterns exist across occupations and industries --  |t Wages and training do not change with labor market changes --  |t Skills with high relative demand increase wages --  |t Summary and conclusions --  |g 4.  |t Recruiting and screening workers in low-skilled positions --  |t Firms' recruiting and screening of workers varies with firm size --  |t Firms' recruiting and screening methods are related to skills --  |t Firms modify recruiting and screening methods with labor market conditions --  |t More skilled individuals use more sophisticated job search methods for low-skilled positions --  |t Summary and conclusions. 
505 0 0 |g 5.  |t Skills, promotions, and low-skilled positions --  |t Promotional opportunities with expanded duties exist --  |t Skills in the entry-level position are correlated with skills in the next position --  |t Successful applicants have above-minimum qualifications --  |t Skill requirements in entry-level jobs do not determine advancement potential --  |t Summary and conclusions --  |g 6.  |t Labor markets for workers in low-skilled positions : how can policies help workers? --  |t The labor market for workers in low-skilled positions : the employer's view --  |t The labor market for workers in low-skilled jobs : the worker's view --  |t The second-chance policy solution : WIA training --  |t Policy implications --  |t Appendix A : Background tables and variable construction --  |t References --  |t The author --  |t Index --  |t About the Institute. 
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520 |a Maxwell presents the results of her groundbreaking survey of 405 employers, which queried them about jobs requiring no more than a high school education and no more than one year of work experience. These data allow her to establish the link between skills and low-skilled jobs and to reveal the current state of the labor market facing low-skilled workers. The data also highlights the knowledge and skills that employers require in low-skilled jobs and the abilities that individuals who apply for those jobs bring to the table. 
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