What employers want : job prospects for less-educated workers /

What Employers Want is the first book to replace conjecture about today's job market with first-hand information gleaned from employers about who gets hired. Drawn from a survey of over 3,000 employers in four major metropolitan areas - Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, and Los Angeles - this volume pr...

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Main Author: Holzer, Harry J., 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [1996]
Series:Multi-City Study of Urban Inequality.
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505 0 |a Acknowledgments ; Preface ; Chapter 1. Introduction ; Chapter 2. What Jobs Are There and Where Are They? ; Chapter 3. What Skills Do Employers Seek and How Do They Seek Them? ; Chapter 4. Who Gets Hired for These Jobs? ; Chapter 5. What Wages Are Less-Educated Workers Paid? ; Chapter 6. Summary of Findings and Policy Implications ; Appendices ; References ; Index 
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