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Interaction between technology and recruiting practices

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  • Vera Brencic

    (University of Alberta, Canada)

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Employers are steadily increasing their reliance on technology when recruiting. On the one hand, this technology enables the wide dissemination of information and the management of large quantities of data at a relatively low cost. On the other hand, it introduces new costs and risks. The ease with which information can be shared, for example, can lead to its unauthorized use and obsolescence. Recruiting technologies are also susceptible to misuse and to biases built into their underlying algorithms. Better understanding of these trade-offs can inform government policies aiming to reduce search frictions in the labor market.

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  • Vera Brencic, 2021. "Interaction between technology and recruiting practices," IZA World of Labor, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), pages 485-485, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:iza:izawol:journl:2021:n:485
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    Keywords

    recruitment; internet; employment websites; social media sites; artificial intelligence;
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    JEL classification:

    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • J33 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Compensation Packages; Payment Methods
    • L86 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Information and Internet Services; Computer Software
    • M52 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Compensation and Compensation Methods and Their Effects

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