ABSTRACT

As hiring processes have increasingly moved online, having better digital skills could play an important role in successful job seeking. However, digital inequality suggests that people use the Internet in different ways with varying levels of skills raising questions about who is most likely to be able to search for jobs online, including on social media. This paper examines online job searching, including the role of digital job-search skills in the process. Results show that sociodemographic characteristics (i.e., age, race, education, and income) as well as online experiences, being a social media user, and having higher digital job-search skills relate to online job-seeking behaviors. These findings highlight the presence of digital inequalities in online job searching including differences by social media experiences.

摘要

随着招聘流程越来越多地转移到网上，拥有更好的数字技能可能在成功求职中发挥重要作用。然而，数字不平等表明人们使用互联网的方式不同，技能水平也不同，这引发了关于谁最有可能在线（包括在社交媒体上）寻找工作的问题。本文研究了在线求职，包括数字求职技能在此过程中的作用。结果表明，社会人口学特征（即年龄、种族、教育和收入）以及在线体验、作为社交媒体用户以及具有较高的数字求职技能与在线求职行为有关。这些发现强调了在线求职中存在数字不平等，包括社交媒体体验的差异。