ERIC Number: EJ1437100
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1363-9080
EISSN: EISSN-1469-9435
The Rise of the Digital Labour Market: Characteristics and Implications for the Study of Education, Opportunity and Work
Manuel Souto-Otero; Phillip Brown
Journal of Education and Work, v37 n1-4 p1-16 2024
How the labour market operates in an increasingly digital context has remained under-researched. The article explains why the digital labour market is in urgent need of study, as digitalisation transforms how labour markets are structured and shape the competition for jobs. Digital tools give job seekers new ways of describing themselves and give employers access to new sources of data on candidates, in real-time and at low cost. We identify three dimensions of digital labour markets that distinguish them from earlier 'analogue' models -- Information, Control and Engagement (ICE). We explain how changes in these dimensions contribute to a restructuring of the recruitment process, and outline implications for theories on the education--work relationship and for the analysis of social opportunity and inequalities.
Descriptors: Labor Market, Technological Advancement, Education Work Relationship, Career Information Systems, Job Search Methods, Employment Practices, Personnel Selection, Recruitment, Locus of Control, Job Applicants, Bias, Media Adaptation, Electronic Publishing, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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