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ERIC Number: ED258627
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1985-May-11
Pages: 56
Abstractor: N/A
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A Comparison of Starting Wages and Job Satisfaction for Reemployed Dislocated Workers Participating in the Rock County Dislocated Worker Program.
Borremans, Robert T.
Following the economic recession of the early 1980's and the consequent high levels of unemployment in Rock County, a program was created at the Blackhawk Technical Institute (BTI) to assist dislocated workers reentering the labor force. The Rock County Dislocated Worker Program was intended as a comprehensive program with two principal activities - job search assistance in which all program participants enrolled; and career advisement to which dislocated workers who failed to find new employment after four weeks were referred. A study was later conducted to compare the differences in outcomes, including levels of job satisfaction and starting wages, between workers who had participated in both areas and those who participated only in job search assistance. Questionnaires were sent to 110 participants in job search assistance and to 108 who had taken part in both areas requesting information on the workers' job satisfaction and background information. Study findings, based on responses from 28.7% of the job search group and 50.9% of the career advisement sample, indicated that attitudes on job satisfaction and the starting wages of reemployed dislocated workers were unrelated to the types of services received at BTI. The study includes an examination of the implications of the findings and recommendations. The questionnaire is appended. (HB)
Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Practicum Papers; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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