Title

The job change: A three-part process with variations for men and women

Abstract

There are three essential elements in the job-change process: 1) reasons for quitting the previous job; 2) unemployment between jobs; and 3) job search strategy in getting the present job. Of these three, job search has most often been the topic of prior sociological research. Using earnings as an indicator of job quality, I find that job-quit type is a more important factor than job-search type, and continuity of employment between jobs is a better predictor than either of these. There are variations by gender: Women report quitting for personal reasons much more often than men, but are similar to other women in present earnings. Men who quit for personal reasons are in the lowest present-pay group. Both women and men suffer earnings penalties when unemployed between jobs, but females’ penalties are greater. Overall, the best outcomes are found for workers who are able to maximize their job-change choices by securing a new job before the job-quit and having no break in employment between jobs. © 1997 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights received.

Publication Date

1-1-1997

Publication Title

Sociological Focus

Volume

30

Issue

3

Number of Pages

263-278

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/00380237.1997.10571078

Socpus ID

85007843938 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85007843938

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