Study title

Interviews of Recruitment Consultants 2013

Dataset ID Number

FSD2851

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2851

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Koivunen, Tuija (University of Tampere. School of Social Sciences and Humanities)
• Kinnunen, Taina (University of Tampere. School of Social Sciences and Humanities)
• Parviainen, Jaana (University of Tampere. School of Social Sciences and Humanities)

Abstract

The interview study focused on the processes and decision-making of recruitment, particularly in the ICT field. There were eight interviewees in three recruitment companies, with various job titles but all working with recruitment. The data consist of interview transcripts.

The interviewees were asked about their background and work experience, characteristics of the job, processes and future of recruitment, emotional, social and esthetic requirements set for employee candidates, and to what degree certain aspects, such as social skills, general appearance, age, gender or ethnic background, affected their choices of candidates. Background variables included the interview date, the interviewee's gender, and job title or role in the company.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

employment; job hunting; personnel; personnel management; personnel selection; professional consultations; recruitment; specialists

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Employment (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Unemployment (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

• Koivunen, Tuija (University of Tampere. School of Social Sciences and Humanities)
• Kinnunen, Taina (University of Tampere. School of Social Sciences and Humanities)
• Parviainen, Jaana (University of Tampere. School of Social Sciences and Humanities)

Collection Dates

2013-03 – 2013-04

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Event/Process/Activity

Universe

Individuals working in private recruitment services in Finland

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

People working in three different recruitment agencies were selected to be interviewed.

Collection Mode

Interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

8 interview transcripts in RTF and HTML file formats.

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Names of people and companies were removed from the transcripts by the authors of the data.

Two interviews were removed from the archived data, as the interviewees had not been properly informed of reuse of the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Koivunen, Tuija (University of Tampere) & Kinnunen, Taina (University of Tampere) & Parviainen, Jaana (University of Tampere): Interviews of Recruitment Consultants 2013 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2013-08-26). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2851

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Special Terms and Conditions for Access

Quotations published from the data may not disclose the identity of the interviewees or any persons they mention in the interviews, nor their workplaces or client companies.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Koivunen, Tuija & Ylöstalo, Hanna & Otonkorpi-Lehtoranta, Katri (2015). Informal practices of inequality in recruitment in Finland. Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, vol 5, no 3, pp. 3-21. http://dx.doi.org/10.19154/njwls.v5i3.4804

Liinamo, Sara (2021) Persoonallisuustesti sosiaalisena konstruktiona. Diskurssianalyyttinen tutkimus psykologisesta testaamisesta osana rekrytointia. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. https://trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024/130420

Liinamo, Sara & Peteri, Virve (2021) Persoonallisuustestauksen ristiriitaiset ideaalisubjektit, Kulttuurintutkimus 38(2-3), 3-18. Saatavissa: https://journal.fi/kulttuurintutkimus/article/view/100290.