Disclaimer: This is a machine generated PDF of selected content from our products. This functionality is provided solely for your convenience and is in no way intended to replace original scanned PDF. Neither Cengage Learning nor its licensors make any representations or warranties with respect to the machine generated PDF. The PDF is automatically generated "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" and are not retained in our systems. CENGAGE LEARNING AND ITS LICENSORS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES FOR AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, COMPLETENESS, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Your use of the machine generated PDF is subject to all use restrictions contained in The Cengage Learning Subscription and License Agreement and/or the Gale Academic OneFile Terms and Conditions and by using the machine generated PDF functionality you agree to forgo any and all claims against Cengage Learning or its licensors for your use of the machine generated PDF functionality and any output derived therefrom. Young adult experiences with securing employment: perceptions of and experiences with employer discrimination and expectations hinder successful labour market attachment Authors: Michael L. Shier, John R. Graham, Mary Goitam and Marilyn Eisenstat Date: Jan. 2014 From: Canadian Review of Social Policy(Issue 70) Publisher: York University Document Type: Report Length: 8,458 words Abstract: The increasingly precarious nature of North America's labour market has created challenges for young adults in securing and maintaining adequate employment. In a study to better understand these barriers, one-to-one interviews and focus groups were conducted with 36 young adults (between ages 18 and 29) in a neighborhood in Toronto, Canada. Findings show that varying forms of discrimination experienced and perceived by young job seekers, along with expectations of employers within current labour markets, act as key barriers to successful labour market attachment. The findings suggest that the challenges to attach to the labour market can have a lasting psychosocial impact on young people. Consequently, the negative socio-cultural perceptions of young adults and those that hold them, in conjunction with the precariousness of a labour market that supports and maintains social inequality, must be addressed through more substantive policy, regulatory and program based initiatives. La nature de plus en plus precaire du marche du travail en Amerique du Nord a cree des difficultes pour les jeunes adultes a obtenir et conserver un emploi convenable. Dans une etude afin de mieux comprendre ces obstacles, des entrevues et des groupes de discussion en tete-atete ont ete menees aupres de 36 jeunes adultes (entre 18 et 29 ans) dans un quartier a Toronto, Canada. Les resultats montrent que differentes formes de discrimination vecus et percus par les jeunes demandeurs d'emploi, ainsi que des attentes des employeurs au sein des marches du travail actuels, agissent comme les principaux obstacles a la participation au marche du travail avec succes. Les resultats suggerent que les defis a joindre le marche du travail peuvent avoir un impact psychosocial a long terme sur les jeunes. Par consequent, les perceptions socioculturelles negatives de jeunes adultes et ceux qui les detiennent, en liaison avec la precarite d'un marche du travail qui soutient et maintient l'inegalite sociale, doivent etre adressees par la politique plus concrete, la reglementation et les initiatives de programme en function. Introduction Globalization and technological advances, along with an increasingly unregulated capitalist market, have had a resounding impact on domestic labor market conditions. Specific factors that negatively impact young adult labour market attachment include the decline of middle-income occupations, increasing challenges in securing full-time and permanent employment, and an intensifying polarization within the labour market between high-skill high-wage and low-skill low-wage jobs (Wilson et al., 2011; Statistics Canada, 2005). These tendencies have been identified in the North American labour market, where current employment trends have shown increases in the proportion of part-time, temporary, and contract positions in relation to full-