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An increasing number of students, professionals, and job-recruiters are using Social
Network Sites (SNSs) for sharing information. There has been limited research assessing
the role of individuals seeking a job and receiving information about job openings
in SNSs. In this regard, do students, non-managers, and managers benefit from job
offers when they are a member of SNSs such as Facebook or LinkedIn? How can differences
in receiving information about job openings be explained by the strength-of-weak-ties
and structural holes theorems? Results of an online survey among 386 respondents indicate
that users of SNSs with more contacts are more likely to receive information about
job openings than others. Most information about job openings was transmitted via
LinkedIn to professionals. Regression analyses indicate that LinkedIn professionals
with more links are more likely to receive information about a job opening. In contrast,
the structural holes theory is not supported in this setting. The authors argue that
Higher education should actively encourage and train students to use LinkedIn to enhance
their employability. Finally, new generation graduates’ use of technology for different
tasks and with different people than professionals is considered. |
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Rienties, Bart ; Tempelaar, Dirk; Pinckaers, Miriam; Giesbers, Bas and Lichel,
Linda (2012). The diverging effects of social network sites on receiving job information
for students and professionals. In: Coakes, Elayne ed. Technological Change and
Societal Growth: Analyzing the Future. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, pp. 202–217.
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label |
Rienties, Bart ; Tempelaar, Dirk; Pinckaers, Miriam; Giesbers, Bas and Lichel, Linda
(2012). The diverging effects of social network sites on receiving job information
for students and professionals. In: Coakes, Elayne ed. Technological Change and
Societal Growth: Analyzing the Future. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, pp. 202–217. |
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ext-ba5766c313a349704cd593ee14a11108 |
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The diverging effects of social network sites on receiving job information for students
and professionals |
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