TY - CHAP
T1 - The intimate dance of networking
T2 - A Comparative Study of the Emotional Labor of Young American and Danish Jobseekers
AU - Pultz, Sabina
AU - Sharone, Ofer
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Drawing on in-depth interviews and observations in Denmark and the United States, this chapter compares discourses and experiences of young unemployed professionals engaged in networking. Common across both sites is the kind of emotional labor perceived to be required for effective networking, with workers frequently drawing on romantic dating as a key metaphor. However, engagement in such emotional labor is more intense and pervasive for American jobseekers, while Danish jobseekers express greater concern about potential exploitation of the other party, corruption, and pressure to conform to norms of marketability. The chapter discusses possible links among networking experiences, hiring practices and political-economic contexts in the United States and Denmark.
AB - Drawing on in-depth interviews and observations in Denmark and the United States, this chapter compares discourses and experiences of young unemployed professionals engaged in networking. Common across both sites is the kind of emotional labor perceived to be required for effective networking, with workers frequently drawing on romantic dating as a key metaphor. However, engagement in such emotional labor is more intense and pervasive for American jobseekers, while Danish jobseekers express greater concern about potential exploitation of the other party, corruption, and pressure to conform to norms of marketability. The chapter discusses possible links among networking experiences, hiring practices and political-economic contexts in the United States and Denmark.
U2 - 10.1108/S0277-283320200000034006
DO - 10.1108/S0277-283320200000034006
M3 - Book chapter
VL - 34
T3 - Research on the sociology of work
SP - 33
EP - 58
BT - Professional Work
PB - Emerald Group Publishing
ER -