Jobless and Burnt OutDigital Inequality and Online Access to the Labor Market

  1. De Marco, Stefano 1
  2. Dumont, Guillaume 2
  3. Helsper, Ellen Johanna 3
  4. Díaz-Guerra, Alejandro 4
  5. Antino, Mirko 4
  6. Rodríguez-Muñoz, Alfredo 5
  7. Martínez-Cantos, José-Luis 6
  1. 1 Department of Sociology and Communication, University of Salamanca, Spain
  2. 2 OCE Research Center, Emlyon Business School, France
  3. 3 Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
  4. 4 Department of Psychobiology and Methodology for Behavioral Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
  5. 5 Department of Social, Work and Differential Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
  6. 6 Department of Applied, Public and Political Economy, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
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Journal:
Social Inclusion

ISSN: 2183-2803

Year of publication: 2023

Issue Title: Digitalization of Working Worlds and Social Inclusion

Volume: 11

Issue: 4

Pages: 184-197

Type: Article

DOI: 10.17645/SI.V11I4.7017 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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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.

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