The rise of the digital labour market: characteristics and implications for the study of education, opportunity and work

Souto-Otero, Manuel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8768-514X and Brown, Phillip ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7608-5421 2024. The rise of the digital labour market: characteristics and implications for the study of education, opportunity and work. Journal of Education and Work 37 (1-4) , pp. 1-16. 10.1080/13639080.2024.2310263 Item availability restricted.

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Abstract

How the labour market operates in an increasingly digital context has remained under-researched. The article explains why the digital labour market is in urgent need of study, as digital innovation is transforming how labour markets are structured and shape the competition for jobs. Digital tools give job seekers new ways of describing themselves and give employers access to new sources of data on candidates, in real-time and at low cost. We identify three dimensions of digital labour markets that distinguish them from earlier ‘analogue’ models – Information, Control and Engagement (ICE). We explain how changes in these dimensions contribute to a restructuring of the recruitment process, and outline implications for theories on the education-work relationship and for the analysis of social opportunity and inequalities.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology L Education > L Education (General)
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis Group
ISSN:	1469-9435
Funders:	Skills Futures Singapore
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	5 February 2024
Date of Acceptance:	22 January 2024
Last Modified:	08 Nov 2024 10:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/165868

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