Immigrants and the Job Search: Comparing the Internet to Other Paths to Jobs

Liability-of-foreignness effects on job success of immigrant job seekers

“…Specifically, not only may employers prefer to employ natives over immigrants, but also immigrants may be less knowledgeable about the proper method to use for an effective job search. As a result, immigrants may be less successful than natives in the job-search process (Greve et al, 2007;Greve, Salaff, & Chan, 2008).…”

“…Immigrants who found employment using newspaper ads and the internet typically held significantly higher-quality jobs than immigrants who used employment agencies or social networks (Greve et al, 2007). A possible explanation is that these job seekers possess higher levels of skills and are better educated because the use of newspaper ads and the internet as job-search methods are not preferred by immigrants with lower levels of reading proficiency, writing proficiency, or computer-mediated communication.…”

“…Studies have consistently found that recent immigrants continue to encounter significant barriers when searching for jobs in the labor market of their destination countries (Aydemir & Skuterud, 2005;Frenette & Morissette, 2005: Kahanec & Zaiceva, 2009Wald & Fang, 2009). Immigrant job search is a process of selecting different search methods that immigrants use to identify job opportunities and evaluate strategies for job success in their country of immigration (Greve, Salaff, & Chan, 2007). To gain a deeper understanding of the underlying challenges that immigrants experience with their job-search methods and to devise more targeted practices for solving these problems, scholars and policy makers have called for a more comprehensive analysis of the disadvantages that immigrants may suffer when competing against natives in the domestic labor market (Aycan & Berry, 1996;Bloom, Grenier, & Gunderson, 1995;Fang & Heywood, 2010;Fang, Zikic, & Novicevic, 2009;Grant, 1999;Miglietta & Tartaglia, 2009;Moore & Pacey, 2003;Picot & Hou, 2003;Reitz, 2001;Ward & Masgoret, 2007).…”

Liability-of-Foreignness Effects on Job Success of Immigrant Job Seekers

“…Studies have consistently found that recent immigrants continue to encounter significant barriers when searching for jobs in the labor market of their destination countries (Aydemir & Skuterud, 2005;Frenette & Morissette, 2005: Kahanec & Zaiceva, 2009Wald & Fang, 2009). Immigrant job search is a process of selecting different search methods that immigrants use to identify job opportunities and evaluate strategies for job success in their country of immigration (Greve, Salaff, & Chan, 2007). To gain a deeper understanding of the underlying challenges that immigrants experience with their job-search methods and to devise more targeted practices for solving these problems, scholars and policy makers have called for a more comprehensive analysis of the disadvantages that immigrants may suffer when competing against natives in the domestic labor market (Aycan & Berry, 1996;Bloom, Grenier, & Gunderson, 1995;Fang & Heywood, 2010;Fang, Zikic, & Novicevic, 2009;Grant, 1999;Miglietta & Tartaglia, 2009;Moore & Pacey, 2003;Picot & Hou, 2003;Reitz, 2001;Ward & Masgoret, 2007).…”