Being and selling yourself: Unemployment, employability and the limits of identity regulation
Published online on March 13, 2026
Abstract
Human Relations, Ahead of Print.
Are there limits on what we can reasonably be asked to become? The concept of employability teaches the construction of new models of working identity – ones that emphasise personal traits and passions. It motivates recipients to become employable by ‘...
Are there limits on what we can reasonably be asked to become? The concept of employability teaches the construction of new models of working identity – ones that emphasise personal traits and passions. It motivates recipients to become employable by ‘...