Jobless and burnt out: digital inequality and online access to the labor market

De Marco, Stefano, Dumont, Guillaume, Helsper, Ellen ORCID: 0000-0002-0852-2853, Díaz-Guerra, Alejandro, Antino, Mirko, Rodríguez-Muñoz, Alfredo and Martínez-Cantos, José-Luis (2023) Jobless and burnt out: digital inequality and online access to the labor market. Social Inclusion, 11 (4). 184 - 197. ISSN 2183-2803

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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.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion
Additional Information:	© 2023 The Authors
Divisions:	Media and Communications
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Date Deposited:	18 Oct 2023 11:18
Last Modified:	25 Apr 2024 21:54
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/120497

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