Die digitale Beschäftigungsindustrie als global expandierende Branche

Digitalised and Internet-accessible staffing services cover a heterogeneous spectrum, includ­ing online job boards, employer assessment platforms and career networks, but also crowdworking platforms for the placement of freelance jobs. By differentiating between these types of platforms, this article provides an overview of the expanding digital employment industry. The context of their development is analysed and potential consequences for the institutional structures of the labour market are discussed. Changes in the spheres of influence as a result of the expansion of private-sector digital agency services can be expected above all from the global activity of temporary employment agencies and Internet groups involved. While crowdworking has recently been intensively discussed and researched, the digitalisation of recruitment has received little attention. This is all the more remarkable as the associated shifts in power, interpretative claims and not least the question of data control pose major socio-political challenges.