Searching for a new job online can be very frustrating for job seekers, especially if they don’t get any traction. During the fall 2018 I decided to do a research on how internet technologies have impacted job search as we knew it (online job search). To read the full article and learn more about the findings, please visit the report here.
This research study aimed to find out what the overall consensus was among job seekers as it pertains to applying for jobs online.
My major findings revealed a few things about applicants and their online job search; that it is very important for job seekers to be acknowledged (71%), that they receive status updates on their application (88%), and whether or not their application was rejected by a human (96%), and that it is important to the job seeker to get closure (86%).
Only 1% of the respondents did not think it was important to get status updates on their job applications. 88% of the applicants (SD = 0.367) said that it was very important and 86% said it is important to get closure if not selected to move on to the next round in the hiring process. Analysing the answers provided in the open-ended questions, there was one answer that stood out (ID 29): “The issue is the automated screening. Writing a CV and cover letter is now like writing content for a web page. You have to make sure you have the correct keywords in the application so the system doesn’t filter it out”. The overall trust among jobseekers that companies have the ability to review all applications to each job posting is at a low 4%. It is therefore not a surprise that 35% (SD = 0.479) think that their application goes into a ‘black hole’ after submitting.
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