How do digital social networks contribute to the formation of beliefs, norms and expectations related to job search?

Details

Supervisors

Panin, Amma

Faculty

Faculté des sciences économiques, sociales, politiques et de communication

Degree label

Master [120] en sciences économiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée

Abstract

enThe thesis examines how digital social networks shape the beliefs, norms and expectations of young job seekers about the labour market. The central hypothesis is that digital social networks primarily distort the representation of the labour market by overexposing professional success and career mobility, thereby inflating job seekers’ reservation wage and career expectations, and leading young people to extend their job search duration or delay accepting job offers. The analysis combines an interdisciplinary literature review with an econometric test in order to test the hypothesis.