Is Internet Job Search Still Ineffective?

Is Internet Job Search Still Ineffective?

Using National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY97) data for 2005–8, we find that unemployed persons who look for work online are re-employed about 25% faster than comparable workers who do not search online. This finding contrasts with previous results for 1998–2001, and is robust to controls for...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Economic journal (London) 2014-12, Vol.124 (581), p.1213-1233
Hauptverfasser: Kuhn, Peter, Mansour, Hani
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Advertising campaigns
Economic surveys
Employment
Internet
Internet access
Job hunting
Job search
Labor markets
Longitudinal studies
Search logs
Social media
Studies
U.S.A
Unemployment
Unemployment duration
Unemployment rates
Unemployment spell
Wages & salaries
Workers
Youth
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Zusammenfassung:Using National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY97) data for 2005–8, we find that unemployed persons who look for work online are re-employed about 25% faster than comparable workers who do not search online. This finding contrasts with previous results for 1998–2001, and is robust to controls for cognitive test scores and detailed indicators of Internet access. Internet job search (IJS) appears to be most effective in reducing unemployment durations when used to contact friends and relatives, to send out resumes or fill out applications and also to look at advertisements. We detect a weak positive relationship between IJS and wage growth between jobs.
ISSN:0013-0133
1468-0297
DOI:10.1111/ecoj.12119