Dealing with negative job search outcomes

Our study aims to describe whether the process of job search unfolds differently for migrant-origin and for native-origin individuals, with particular attention to search intensity, the quality of the jobs they apply for and the events they experience. For this purpose, we run a quasi-diary study among job searchers in the Netherlands. After completing a baseline questionnaire, participants complete three weekly short (quasi-diary) surveys during a period of five weeks to document their job search experience. Finally, participants complete an exit questionnaire where they mainly report the outcomes of their job search and their overall job search experience. In this particular study we aim to analyse how job seekers, and in particular those of migrant-origin, deal with negative job search outcomes, such as rejections and delayed responses from employers.