VOLUMEN XXVI
OTOÑO 2018

JOB SEARCH STRATEGIES AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT IN RECENT GRADUATES FIRST JOBS IN SPAIN

 
CECILIA ALBERT
Universidad de Alcalá
 
MARÍA A. DAVIA
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
 

In this paper the impact of different job search strategies on underemployment (measured as overeducation, skills/knowledge underutilization and mismatch in the field of education) in Spanish recent graduates is estimated on a sample of recent graduates drawn from the University Graduate Job Placement Survey 2014. Our results show the advantages of institutionally supported job search strategies through public employment services or university career services as well as internship programmes over individual-driven strategies, both formal and informal. Similarly, being contacted by the employer –presumably through university career services– are also related to better job match. The use of temporary work agencies is related to the worst outcomes. Reviewing ads in the media and on-line as well as contacting employers –either directly or using informal networks– are also related with higher underemployment risks.

 

Key words: underemployment, overeducation, job search, university graduates.
JEL classification: J24, I23, I26.


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