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Jobless and Burnt Out: Digital Inequality and Online Access to the Labor Market

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  • Stefano De Marco

    (Department of Sociology and Communication, University of Salamanca, Spain)

  • Guillaume Dumont

    (OCE Research Center, Emlyon Business School, France)

  • Ellen Johanna Helsper

    (Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK)

  • Alejandro Díaz-Guerra

    (Department of Psychobiology and Methodology for Behavioral Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain)

  • Mirko Antino

    (Department of Psychobiology and Methodology for Behavioral Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain)

  • Alfredo Rodríguez-Muñoz

    (Department of Social, Work and Differential Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain)

  • José-Luis Martínez-Cantos

    (Department of Applied, Public and Political Economy, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain)

Abstract

This article examines how inequalities in digital skills shape the outcomes of online job‐seeking processes. Building on a representative survey of Spanish job seekers, we show that people with high digital skill levels have a greater probability of securing a job online, because of their ability to create a coherent profile and make their application visible. Additionally, it is less probable that they will experience burnout during this process than job seekers with low digital skill levels. Given the concentration of digital skills amongst people with high levels of material and digital resources, we conclude that the internet enforces existing material and health inequalities.

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  • Stefano De Marco & Guillaume Dumont & Ellen Johanna Helsper & Alejandro Díaz-Guerra & Mirko Antino & Alfredo Rodríguez-Muñoz & José-Luis Martínez-Cantos, 2023. "Jobless and Burnt Out: Digital Inequality and Online Access to the Labor Market," Social Inclusion, Cogitatio Press, vol. 11(4), pages 184-197.
    • Handle: RePEc:cog:socinc:v11:y:2023:i:4:p:184-197
    DOI: 10.17645/si.v11i4.7017
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