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

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  • Stefano de Marco

    (CIALE - University of Salamanca)

  • Guillaume Dumont

    (EM - EMLyon Business School)

  • Ellen Johanna Helsper

    (LSE - London School of Economics and Political Science)

  • Alejandro Díaz-Guerra

    (UCM - Universidad Complutense de Madrid = Complutense University of Madrid [Madrid])

  • Mirko Antino

    (UCM - Universidad Complutense de Madrid = Complutense University of Madrid [Madrid])

  • Alfredo Rodríguez-Muñoz

    (UCM - Universidad Complutense de Madrid = Complutense University of Madrid [Madrid])

  • José-Luis Martínez-Cantos

    (UCM - Universidad Complutense de Madrid = Complutense University of Madrid [Madrid])

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," Post-Print hal-04348219, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04348219
    DOI: 10.17645/si.v11i4.7017
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    Social inclusion; Digital inequalities; Employement platforms; Digital skills; Online job-search skills;
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