Who You Know or What You Know? Job Search and Matching in the Presence of Network-Based Recruitment
Published online on February 21, 2026
Abstract
Work, Employment and Society, Ahead of Print.
This article analyses how employers and university-educated jobseekers behave when networks are overly used, and connections supersede merit in recruitment. It advances the debate by exploring the effects of networks on how the labour market for the ...
This article analyses how employers and university-educated jobseekers behave when networks are overly used, and connections supersede merit in recruitment. It advances the debate by exploring the effects of networks on how the labour market for the ...