Title :

Firms’ recruitment practices: the powers of segmentation and of valuation

Author(s) :

de Larquier, Guillemette [Auteur]
Centre d'études de l'emploi et du travail [CEET]
Centre Lillois d'Études et de Recherches Sociologiques et Économiques (CLERSE) - UMR 8019
Rieucau, Géraldine [Auteur]
Centre de Recherche sur les Institutions, l'Industrie et les Systèmes Économiques d'Amiens - UR UPJV 3908 [CRIISEA]
Centre d'études de l'emploi et du travail [CEET]

Journal title :

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Publisher :

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Publication date :

2024-07-24

ISSN :

0309-166X

English keyword(s) :

Labour market segmentation
Economics of convention
Recruitment
Valuation
Matching dynamics

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Sociologie
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Economies et finances

English abstract : [en]

This article proposes an original framework to show the plurality of matching dynamics, the processes by which firms and applicants meet and match in the labour market. It combines segmentation theory and economics of ...
Show more >This article proposes an original framework to show the plurality of matching dynamics, the processes by which firms and applicants meet and match in the labour market. It combines segmentation theory and economics of convention to characterise the powers of segmentation and valuation of firms when they recruit. Drawing on a national survey of French employers, the article identifies four matching dynamics. Thirty-five percent of the matches correspond to proximity-based matching dynamics, wherein firms do not control the candidates’ profiles. Thirty-four percent of matches result from standard dynamics and 17% from professional-based dynamics. In both cases, firms know the outline of the offer, evaluated through personalised criteria. Partnership-based matching dynamics (14% of the matches) are relatively open for candidates placed by intermediaries, whose evaluation is standardised. The article argues that no matching dynamic is more effective than others, and that employment policies must adapt to the plurality of labour market functioning.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Peer reviewed article :

Oui

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Administrative institution(s) :

Université de Lille
CNRS
Univ. Littoral Côte d’Opale

Collections :

• Centre Lillois d'Études et de Recherches Sociologiques et Économiques (CLERSE) - UMR 8019

Research team(s) :

Mondes du travail et mondes privés

Submission date :

2024-07-25T15:18:34Z
2024-08-30T08:58:18Z