Perceiving Facebook as a Job Searching Tool and Maintaining a Career-Oriented Online Image

Social Capital and Job Search Behavior in the Services Industry: Online Social Networks Perspective

“…The population consisted of Facebook users in the Czech and Slovak Republic who have been looking for a job in the service sector over the last year, as Facebook is increasingly seen as an informal tool for promoting the job-seekers image and for getting information about available jobs. According to To et al (2022), more than half of the respondents for whom Facebook was the most popular platform for general use reported using it for active and passive job searches. By contacting an organization where they would like to get a job, being a member of relevant groups, or passively consuming content that may be useful in their job search (To et al, 2022).…”

“…According to To et al (2022), more than half of the respondents for whom Facebook was the most popular platform for general use reported using it for active and passive job searches. By contacting an organization where they would like to get a job, being a member of relevant groups, or passively consuming content that may be useful in their job search (To et al, 2022). Facebook is also the most widely used social network in the Czech Republic and Slovakia (Kajanova et al, 2017).…”

“…Over a decade, online social networks have changed how we communicate and connect (de Mesa et al, 2020). Although online social networks have gained popularity primarily outside of the work context, they are also often used for work purposes (Zoonen et al, 2016;Mura et al 2021) and hence for job searching (Alexander et al, 2019;To et al, 2022). The rapid expansion of online networks has increased job seekers' networking opportunities and thus improved their access to sources of social capital (Ahmad et al, 2016;Ellison et al, 2007;Utz, 2015;Weiler et al, 2022).…”