The recruitment process for school-leavers: Practical and theoretical implications

Author: Risk John W.F.  

Publisher: Routledge Ltd

ISSN: 1469-3534

Source: British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, Vol.15, Iss.3, 1987-09, pp. : 297-312

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Abstract

Recruitment is viewed as a process whereby 16-year-old school-leavers and recruiters first come together through the mutual use of recruitment methods. In 1983â–“84, a school-leavers survey, recruiters survey and some Youth Training Scheme (YTS) case-studies were carried out in Doncaster and in Reading. For jobs, college courses and YTS entry, school-leavers found the Careers Service and directly contacting the recruiter to be the most consistently â–~effectiveâ–™ recruitment methods. Employers and colleges relied mostly on direct approach by school-leavers. Changes to recruitment brought about by YTS are considered. Implications of the findings for careers guidance practice and for theories of occupational choice and entry are explored. An alternative perspective to the sequential concept of occupational choice and entry is put forward.