Accepting a job below one’s skill level can be severely penalizing when applying for future employment due to the perception that someone who does this is less committed or less competent, according to new research from a sociologist at The University of Texas at Austin.
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To make ends meet in the short term, many workers may accept part-time positions, seek work from temporary agencies, or take jobs below their skill level. But a study, “Penalized or Protected? Gender and the Consequences of Nonstandard and Mismatched Employment Histories,” by Associate Professor David Pedulla, PhD, which has been published online and will appear in the April 2016 issue of the American Sociological Review, shows that some of these employment situations could be penalizing when applying for jobs in the future.