The reproduction of structural inequalities in online job search strategies and outcomes

Stefano De Marco, Guillaume Dumont and Ellen Johanna Helsper

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Abstract: Does digital stratification foster inequalities in access to work and employment? We address this question by examining inequalities related to online job search skills and the outcomes of the online search process. Results from a representative survey of 1103 Spanish jobseekers show that online job search skills positively affect the chances of getting an interview through employment platforms but that they are unevenly distributed. Online job search skills are more important than other digital resources, including basic digital skills, in determining positive outcomes of online job searches though there are still inequalities in getting an interview independent of either. This calls for considering domain-specific digital skills both in research and in practice alongside tackling traditional inequalities.

Keywords: digital inequality; online job search skills; employment platforms; digital skills (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J01 R14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-01-08
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Published in New Media & Society, 8, January, 2025. ISSN: 1461-4448

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