Study title

Judgement on problems of the job market by employers. Readiness to employ the unemployed and company data, regarding personnel policies. Topics: expectations regarding the need for workers according to number and qualification; personnel movement; experiences with application and hiring of unemployed workers; hesitancy in hiring unemployed; judgement on the supply of workers; need for trainees and acceptance after conclusion of training; number of job openings; cooperation and experiences with the employment offices. Additionally the following company data was collected: area of business; number of employees; type of place of work; personnel development and personnel structure (sex, nationality, age, type of contract and qualification); greater lay-offs; replacement of foreigners by Germans; number and reasons for hirings; number of departures and reasons for departure; number, position and sex of interview partners. Demography: occupational position. Interviewer rating: length of interview.