Utility of temporary jobs

 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 Friday  Better to Take a Temp Job After You're Laid Off Unemployed people who take temporary work are at first less likely than their peers to find permanent jobs, but after 1.5 years the situation reverses, and temporarily employed workers become more likely to land permanent positions, according to a team led by Marloes de Graaf-Zijl of the University of Amsterdam. Another way to look at it: Six months after a layoff, just 12% of people who are hired for permanent jobs come from temporary jobs, but after six years, the figure rises to 43%. Underlying Reason  ?  Employers seem to prefer people who have been accumulating human capital through temporary jobs, the researchers say. Source: Stepping stones for the unemployed: the effect of temporary jobs on the duration until (regular) work