Finding the right employee online: determinants of internet recruitment in Spanish firms
Raquel Campos,
María Arrazola and
Jose de Hevia
Applied Economics, 2018, vol. 50, issue 1, 79-93
Abstract:
This paper analyses the variation of recruitment strategies in Spanish firms, with special emphasis on the Internet. Using data from the Spanish Labour Trends Survey for the period 2001–2011, we study the factors influencing the decision to use online recruitment and explore the differences between Internet and eight traditional recruitment channels. Our results show that the adoption of the Internet monotonically increases over the sample period, when Internet becomes more universal and even in periods with excess of applicants. Large firms operating in information-intensive activities, and located in regions more developed and with better infrastructures are more likely to search for new employees online. We also find that Internet and traditional recruitment methods follow different patterns, especially when using personal referrals and public employment services. Our results suggest the presence of network externalities derived from the increase number of compatible online job seekers.
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2017.1319560
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