Abstract
AbstractJob search websites (JSWs) are widely used in online job recruitment. However, much of the research on JSWs has focused on technology. To capitalize on the performance associated with JSWs, research addressing the role of JSWs in e-recruiting is required. A nationally representative sample of jobseekers (N = 1,282) was surveyed regarding the JSWs use behaviors of the jobseekers. Task–technology fit is one factor that has been shown to influence both the use of information technology and its performance impacts on effectiveness. This study used the technology-to-performance chain as a framework to address the question of how task–technology fit influences the performance impact of JSWs. The results provided strong evidence of the importance of task–technology fit, which directly influenced performance impacts in e-recruiting, in addition to exerting an indirect influence through the level of utilization. As expected, task–technology fit had a strong influence on jobseeker unemployment duration. In ...
Highlights
One of the most significant developments in the use of information technology (IT) in the labor market during the previous 20 years is the adoption of job search websites (JSWs) to support online recruitment processes (Kuhn & Mansour, 2011)
This paper presents a theoretical analysis of the impacts of using job search websites (JSWs) as jobseeking tools on the perceptions, attitudes, and unemployment duration of jobseekers
H1: Task–technology fit positively influences the expected outcomes of JSW use
Summary
One of the most significant developments in the use of information technology (IT) in the labor market during the previous 20 years is the adoption of job search websites (JSWs) to support online recruitment processes (Kuhn & Mansour, 2011). With the ubiquity of JSW use, JSWs have drastically improved access to information on available jobs and job seekers (Brenčič, 2014). Consistent with this finding, analyses of the impact of JSWs on job searching are extremely scant (Lin, 2010). Much of the research on erecruiting has focused on technology or adoption of JSWs, whereas few studies have investigated JSWs in the context of job searching (Brenčič, 2014; Laumer, Eckhardt, & Trunk, 2010; Lin, 2010; Yoon Kin Tong, 2009)
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