The Search for Work, Occupational Mobility, Work Mediation and Consultation (Employers)

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.