Job search on the internet and its outcome

Suvankulov, Farrukh; Lau, Chi Keung Marco; Chau, Frankie

doi:10.1108/10662241211235662

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“…The Internet has revolutionised the means by which people communicate, socialise, conduct their businesses and search for jobs (Suvankulov, 2010). This has enabled people to engage in information acquisition and dissemination, networking, business and commerce regardless of their geographic location (Leiner et al, 2013).…”

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Factors that influence the use of the Internet for job-seeking purposes amongst a sample of final-year students in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa

Chiwara¹,

Chinyamurindi²,

Mjoli³

2017

SA j. hum. resour. manag.

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Orientation: Organisations are turning to the Internet in search for talent. A constituency often targeted are those students nearing the end of their tenure of study who are making a transition into the working world. Given this, it is important to understand not only those factors that influence the use of the Internet within the Human Resources (HR) talent search process, but also how such factors relate to actual intent to apply for jobs.Research purpose: Drawing on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model, the study investigates factors that influence the adoption of the Internet for purposes of job seeking.Motivation for the study: Calls have been made for research that investigates factors that influence the intention to use the Internet to apply for jobs in developing countries such as South Africa.Research approach, design and method: The study used the quantitative approach (relying on a survey) to test the hypotheses into factors that influence the use of Internet for the purpose of job seeking amongst a sample of 346 prospective job seekers in their final year of study at a South African university.Main findings: Through correlation and regression analysis, findings reveal a positive relationship to exist between (1) performance expectancy with intention to use the Internet to apply for jobs, (2) effort expectancy with intention to use the Internet to apply for jobs, (3) individual effort expectancy and performance expectancy and (4) individual trust and the intention to use the Internet for job seeking. However, no relationship was found to exist between facilitating conditions and intention to use the Internet for job seeking.Practical/managerial implications: The findings magnify the role of salient factors in the intention to use the Internet for job-seeking purposes. Efforts from applicants, universities, recruitment agencies and organisations, potentially, have an effect on the intention to use the Internet for job-seeking purposes. Such efforts may enhance the students’ online experience and minimise problems that accompany technology adoption for the purposes of recruitment. Findings from this research may help enhance the online recruitment experience both from the end-user and recruiter perspective.Contribution/value-add: The study contributes to the recruitment literature in three ways: Firstly, UTAUT is shown to be a useful framework to explain final-year, job-seeking students’ intention to use the Internet to apply for jobs. Furthermore, the findings illustrate the value of the UTAUT as a model useful in enhancing understanding on intentions. Secondly, the study places focus on the human factor rather than facilitating conditions as important issues regarding intention to use the Internet to apply for a job. Finally, based on these findings, future angles of research that have academic and practitioner implications are proposed.

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Factors that influence the use of the Internet for job-seeking purposes amongst a sample of final-year students in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa

Chiwara¹,

Chinyamurindi²,

Mjoli³

2017

SA j. hum. resour. manag.

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“…The key finding of these studies was that using the Internet for job searching reduces unemployment significantly. Using national panel data, Suvankulov and Lau (2011) examined the impact of job searching through broadband on the probability of reemployment in Germany and South Korea. They assumed that job searches through the Internet were an endogenous variable.…”

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Access to broadband Internet and labour force outcomes: A case study of the Western Downs Region, Queensland

Alam

Mamun

2017

Telematics and Informatics

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This paper examines the causal effect of household access to broadband Internet on individuals' labour market outcomes in an Australian rural and regional context. This study uses the survey data of 391 households randomly selected from the Western Downs Region of Queensland, Australia, and employs the propensity score matching technique to make causal inferences. This study also controls selection bias issues -an aspect which has been overlooked in previous studies.This study found that the causal effect of household access to broadband Internet on individuals' labour force outcomes is not statistically significant. This finding can add value to our knowledge of the causal relationship between broadband access and labour force participation. As the rollout of a high-speed broadband network in rural and regional Australia is currently underway, the finding can be considered a benchmark for subsequent assessment of the effects of such infrastructure development on socio-economic outcomes.

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“…It is important to underline a better communication between employees and employers. Research conducted in Germany and South Korea revealed that individuals using the Internet in their job searches have a greater chance of gaining employment, i.e., they find a job faster using the Internet [22]. This leads us to our second research hypothesis:…”

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Fostering Competitiveness in European Countries with ICT: GCI Agenda

Zoroja

2015

International Journal of Engineering Business Management

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The purpose of this paper is to identify the influence of the usage of information and communication technology (ICT) on the competitiveness of European countries. Over the last 30 years, the development and usage of ICT has increased. In order to investigate the impact of ICT on the competitiveness of European countries, we conducted a panel regression analysis. We collected data for the period of five years (2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011) from the European statistical databaseEurostat and Global Competitiveness Report. We found that ICT plays an important role in the achievement of global competitiveness of European countries. The results also revealed that ICT has the highest impact on the Global Competitiveness Index and Efficiency enhancers' subindex. Additionally, we found that ICT is less influential on Basic Requirements sub-index and Innovation and Sophistication Factor sub-index.

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Job search on the internet and its outcome

Abstract: Purpose -This paper aims to estimate the impact of job search on the internet on the probability of re-employment and the duration of unemployment spells. Design/methodology/approach -The study uses national panel datasets from Germany (SOEP

Cited by 72 publications

References 29 publications

Factors that influence the use of the Internet for job-seeking purposes amongst a sample of final-year students in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa

Factors that influence the use of the Internet for job-seeking purposes amongst a sample of final-year students in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa

Access to broadband Internet and labour force outcomes: A case study of the Western Downs Region, Queensland

Fostering Competitiveness in European Countries with ICT: GCI Agenda

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