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Right for the Job : Over-Qualified or Under-Skilled? / Glenda Quintini.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Quintini, Glenda, author.
- Series:
- OECD social, employment, and migration working papers 1815199X ; no.120.
- OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers 1815199X ; no.120
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Employment (Economic theory).
- Social issues, migration, health.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (66 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Paris : OECD Publishing, 2011.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Ensuring a good match between skills acquired in education and on the job and those required in the labour market is essential to make the most of investments in human capital and promote strong and inclusive growth. Unfortunately, in the OECD on average, about one in four workers are over-qualified - id est they possess higher qualifications than those required by their job - and just over one in five are under-qualified - id est they possess lower qualifications than those required by their job. In addition, some socio-demographic groups are more likely than others to be over-qualified - notably, immigrants and new labour market entrants who take some time to sort themselves into appropriate jobs - or under-qualified - notably, experienced workers lacking a formal qualification for the skills acquired on the labour market...
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed May 1, 2017).
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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