LinkedIn(to) Job Opportunities: Experimental Evidence from Job Readiness Training
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Online professional networking platforms are widely used and may help workers to search for and obtain jobs. We run the first randomized evaluation of training work seekers to join and use one of the largest platforms, LinkedIn. Training increases the end-of-program employment rate by 10 percent (7 percentage points), and this effect persists for at least 12 months. The available employment, platform use, and job search data suggest that employment effects are explained by work seekers using the platform to acquire information about prospective employers and perhaps by work seekers accessing referrals and conveying information to prospective employers on the platform. (JEL J22, J23, J24, J64, M53, O15)
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- Authors
- Wheeler, L., Garlick, R., Johnson, E., Shaw, P., & Gargano, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Duke University (US)
- RTI International (US)
- Venue
- American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
- Publisher
- American Economic Association
- Published
- 2022-04-01
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 101-125
- ISSN
- 1945-7782 (ISSN-L)
- 1945-7790
- OpenAlex
- W3122517818
- Cited by
- 70
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2026: 9 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3
- FWCI
- 3.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- doi.org
- Locations
- American Economic Journal Applied Economics (publishedVersion)
- SSRN Electronic Journal (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Employer Branding and e-HRM
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research
- Keywords
- LinkedIn, online professional networking, job search, job readiness training, employment effects, employer information, job referrals, labor market information
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