Self-Employment Dims Chances of Landing a Company Job, Study Finds

 

July 26, 2013 Friday 

Research Finding : 

A History of Entrepreneurship Can Hurt Your Job Prospects

Experiment & Findings : 

Employers and recruiting agencies sent 63% fewer positive replies to fictitious candidates whose CVs showed they had owned and managed small HR consulting companies, other small and medium and small businesses,  in comparison with EQUALLY  qualified candidates whose CVs showed they had been project managers in corporate HR consulting divisions, and other firms. 

Among the female candidates alone, the gap was even wider, at 75%. 

Conclusion : 

Thus it appears that starting a business ( and closing it and going for employment ) has consequences for entrepreneurs' job prospects.  "  Self-employment"  sends a "negative signal" to the job market, the researchers say.

Research Conducted by : a team  in the UK led by Philipp D. Koellinger of Erasmus University in the Netherlands. 

SOURCE: Self-Employment Dims Chances of Landing a Company Job, Study Finds