User Preference and Channels Use in the Employment Seeking Process

Tom Sander (), Phoey Lee Teh (), Melinda Majláth and Biruta Sloka ()
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Tom Sander: University of Latvia
Phoey Lee Teh: Sunway University
Biruta Sloka: University of Latvia

from Óbuda University, Keleti Faculty of Business and Management

Abstract: Trust is a major issue for social capital theory and the word- of mouth concept. This paper compares social network sites with other media under consideration of trust and support. The research evaluates the difference between sources regarding trust and support to explain the situation of social network sites under consideration of the employment seeking process. The aim of this paper is the evaluation of the use of social network sites and private social networks by comparing these with job boards, company information, newspaper and official employment agency web pages. It is to identify the possible differences between information channels and the reasons for the use of different sources for the employment seeking process. It also inverstigate if organisations media offer the highest value to transfer information about employment opportunities to individuals.

Keywords: trust; social capital; social network sites; word of mouth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
ISBN: 9786155460470
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