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Van trainee tot big data expert

© Sjoerd van der Hucht Fotografie.   Diane Confurius werkt bij de Universiteit van Amsterdam aan promotieonderzoek over de situatie van migranten uit de Afrikaanse sub-Sahara op de Nederlandse arbeidsmarkt. Ook richtte ze haar eigen big data bedrijf op. ‘Ik heb altijd een passie voor cijfers gehad en wil daarmee iets doen dat relevant is…
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Labour market participation of Sub-Saharan Africans in the Netherlands: the limits of the human capital approach.

This paper focuses on the labour disparities between Sub-Saharan African immigrants in the Netherlands, a hitherto undescribed ethnic group, and the native Dutch population. Using unique data with nationwide coverage, the analysis reveals that the labour market position of Sub-Saharan Africans displays an exceptionally large disparity with the native Dutch, compared with discrepancies found in…
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Big Data is revolutionizing the labour market sector

Labour market, including the need for closer links between the Labor market and education and training provision, the rapid emergence of new and changed occupations and the speed of changes in skills demands. It also results from the growth of private sector employment agencies and consultancies and the trend towards advertising job vacancies online. Big…
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