Sociology 2169 Chapter Notes -Homophily, Human Capital, Unemployment Benefits
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Sociology work and industry chapter eighteen getting a job. Two primary ways of searching for a job: formal job search methods looking at ads or consulting company job postings, using government and private employment agencies, school career centers, union, or professional employment resources etc. To use this method has to be highly motivated and have good interpersonal skills. Informal job search methods asking personal contacts and people in their networks. Most commonly used and most effective job search method. This type pays off for new graduates. Use for internet for job searching almost doubled between 1998 and 2000. Thanks to the internet: job searching has become if not a science, a technology so complex that no mere job seeker can expect to master it alone. The internet alone will not get you a job. Two issues: are unemployed internet searches different from non-internet searchers: Use internet = higher incomes, related to ability to afford a computer and internet access.
