Outputs (2)

The role of networking and social media tools during job search: an information behaviour perspective (2018)
Thesis
Mowbray, J. A. The role of networking and social media tools during job search: an information behaviour perspective. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1516318

This research reported in this thesis explores job search networking amongst 16-24 year olds living in Scotland, and the role of social media platforms (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn) during this process. Networking is treated as an informatio... Read More about The role of networking and social media tools during job search: an information behaviour perspective.

Job search information behaviours: An ego-net study of networking amongst young job-seekers (2018)
Journal Article
Mowbray, J., Hall, H., Raeside, R., & Robertson, P. J. (2018). Job search information behaviours: An ego-net study of networking amongst young job-seekers. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 50(3), 239-253. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000618769965

Networking is considered an integral feature of job search, yet its behavioural manifestation has received little attention in the extant literature. Here this is addressed in a study of young job-seekers that adopted an egocentric network approach u... Read More about Job search information behaviours: An ego-net study of networking amongst young job-seekers.