Study: Internet perpetuates job market inequality

By Matt Shipman, North Carolina State University

Andreas Klinke Johannsen. Shared under a Creative Commons license

Recent research finds the internet is giving both employers and job seekers access to more information, but has not made the hiring process more meritocratic. Instead, lower-wage jobs have become "black holes," with intense competition for positions, while many higher-wage jobs are going to targeted candidates and are open to only limited competition.

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