Overcoming Behavioral Biases in Job Search : The Value of Action Planning

Job search is a largely self-regulated process, subject to behavioralbiases that lead to sub-optimal search and employment outcomes.Within this context, we designed, implemented and tested anaction-planning tool to promote greater job search...

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Main Authors:	Carranza, Eliana, Pimkina, Svetlana
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:	JOB SEARCH GENDER BIAS EMPLOYMENT ACTION PLANNING LABOR POLICY YOUTH EMPLOYMENT JOB COUNSELING JOB STRATEGIES BEHAVIORAL BIASES GENDER GAP GENDER EQUALITY INEQUALITY WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/962921524744328560/Overcoming-behavioral-biases-in-job-search-the-value-of-action-planning http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29745

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spelling	okr-10986-297452021-05-25T10:54:37Z Overcoming Behavioral Biases in Job Search : The Value of Action Planning Carranza, Eliana Pimkina, Svetlana JOB SEARCH GENDER BIAS EMPLOYMENT ACTION PLANNING LABOR POLICY YOUTH EMPLOYMENT JOB COUNSELING JOB STRATEGIES BEHAVIORAL BIASES GENDER GAP GENDER EQUALITY INEQUALITY WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB Job search is a largely self-regulated process, subject to behavioralbiases that lead to sub-optimal search and employment outcomes.Within this context, we designed, implemented and tested anaction-planning tool to promote greater job search intensity.We find that action planning helps unemployed youths to follow through on their job search intentions, and adopt a more efficient and effective search strategy. Greater search efficiency and effectiveness translates to sizeable improvements in employment outcomes. Given that a rising number of young people globally are not enrolled in education, employed, or searching for work it is particularly important to understand how to optimize the job search process. There is suggestive evidence that in the presence of high and persistent unemployment, South African youth are becoming increasingly discouraged in their job search. 2018-04-27T15:41:54Z 2018-04-27T15:41:54Z 2018-04 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/962921524744328560/Overcoming-behavioral-biases-in-job-search-the-value-of-action-planning http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29745 English Gender Innovation Lab Policy Brief;No. 23 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Africa Sub-Saharan Africa South Africa
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topic	JOB SEARCH GENDER BIAS EMPLOYMENT ACTION PLANNING LABOR POLICY YOUTH EMPLOYMENT JOB COUNSELING JOB STRATEGIES BEHAVIORAL BIASES GENDER GAP GENDER EQUALITY INEQUALITY WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB
spellingShingle	JOB SEARCH GENDER BIAS EMPLOYMENT ACTION PLANNING LABOR POLICY YOUTH EMPLOYMENT JOB COUNSELING JOB STRATEGIES BEHAVIORAL BIASES GENDER GAP GENDER EQUALITY INEQUALITY WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB Carranza, Eliana Pimkina, Svetlana Overcoming Behavioral Biases in Job Search : The Value of Action Planning
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description	Job search is a largely self-regulated process, subject to behavioralbiases that lead to sub-optimal search and employment outcomes.Within this context, we designed, implemented and tested anaction-planning tool to promote greater job search intensity.We find that action planning helps unemployed youths to follow through on their job search intentions, and adopt a more efficient and effective search strategy. Greater search efficiency and effectiveness translates to sizeable improvements in employment outcomes. Given that a rising number of young people globally are not enrolled in education, employed, or searching for work it is particularly important to understand how to optimize the job search process. There is suggestive evidence that in the presence of high and persistent unemployment, South African youth are becoming increasingly discouraged in their job search.
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author	Carranza, Eliana Pimkina, Svetlana
author_facet	Carranza, Eliana Pimkina, Svetlana
author_sort	Carranza, Eliana
title	Overcoming Behavioral Biases in Job Search : The Value of Action Planning
title_short	Overcoming Behavioral Biases in Job Search : The Value of Action Planning
title_full	Overcoming Behavioral Biases in Job Search : The Value of Action Planning
title_fullStr	Overcoming Behavioral Biases in Job Search : The Value of Action Planning
title_full_unstemmed	Overcoming Behavioral Biases in Job Search : The Value of Action Planning
title_sort	overcoming behavioral biases in job search : the value of action planning
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2018
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/962921524744328560/Overcoming-behavioral-biases-in-job-search-the-value-of-action-planning http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29745
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