Jobless and Burnt Out: Digital Inequality and Online Access to the Labor Market
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2023
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De Marco, S., Dumont, G., Helsper, E., Díaz-Guerra, A., Antino, M., Rodríguez-Muñoz, A., & Martínez-Cantos, J. (2023). Jobless and Burnt Out: Digital Inequality and Online Access to the Labor Market. Social Inclusion, 11(4), 184-197. https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v11i4.7017
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.