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The aim of this survey was to investigate the labour market experiences of unemployed professionals and executives; to describe those who became unemployed and the circumstances surrounding their departure from their previous jobs; to examine their job seeking activities and experiences; to compare their success in finding new jobs, and to examine the role of Professional and Executive Recruitment (PER) in the context of the general picture.

One-stage stratified or systematic random sample

stratified by occupational category. Different categories had different sampling intervals

Face-to-face interview

Postal survey