Using the web to look for work: Implications for online job seeking and recruiting

Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-66

  Jansen, Bernard J ^a   Jansen, Karen J ^a   Spink, Amanda ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet; Jobs; Recruitment advertising; Search engines

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844398095     PISSN: 10662243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10662240510577068     Document Type: Article

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