@article{VerwiebeKittelDellingeretal.2019,
  author    = {Verwiebe, Roland and Kittel, Bernhard and Dellinger, Fanny and Liebhart, Christina and Schiestl, David and Haindorfer, Raimund and Liedl, Bernd},
  title     = {Finding your way into employment against all odds?},
  series = {Journal of ethnic and migration studies},
  volume    = {45},
  journal   = {Journal of ethnic and migration studies},
  number    = {9},
  publisher = {Routledge},
  address   = {Abingdon},
  issn      = {1369-183X},
  doi       = {10.1080/1369183X.2018.1552826},
  pages     = {1401 -- 1418},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {Labour market entry poses enormous challenges for recently arrived refugees, ranging from language barriers, devaluation of human capital, unfamiliarity with customs of the job search process to outright discrimination. How can refugees overcome these challenges and quickly enter gainful employment? In this paper, we draw on interviews with 26 male and female refugees from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran, conducted in 2017 and 2018, who came to Austria in 2015 and 2014 and who have successfully entered employment. We depict refugees' own perspectives on and strategies for fast job entry and integration. Personal agency and a proactive approach of seeking and seizing opportunities are key for overcoming initial barriers and entering upon positive integration pathways. At the same time, refugees' personal agency is essential for establishing social ties to the host society, which also play a crucial role in early labour market integration. Finally, institutions of the Austrian labour market (the 'apprenticeship'-system) interact with refugees' agency in most intricate ways, both setting up nearly insurmountable barriers but also providing specific opportunities for refugees.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BaertNeytSiedleretal.2021,
  author    = {Baert, By Stijn and Neyt, Brecht and Siedler, Thomas and Tobback, Ilse and Verhaest, Dieter},
  title     = {Student internships and employment opportunities after graduation},
  series = {Economics of education review},
  volume    = {83},
  journal   = {Economics of education review},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Oxford},
  issn      = {0272-7757},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.econedurev.2021.102141},
  pages     = {11},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Internships during tertiary education have become substantially more common over the past decades in many industrialised countries. This study examines the impact of a voluntary intra-curricular internship experience during university studies on the probability of being invited to a job interview. To estimate a causal relationship, we conducted a randomised field experiment in which we sent 1248 fictitious, but realistic, resumes to real job openings. We find that applicants with internship experience have, on average, a 12.6\% higher probability of being invited to a job interview.},
  language  = {en}
}