{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,3]],"date-time":"2026-06-03T17:49:39Z","timestamp":1780508979112,"version":"3.54.1"},"reference-count":53,"publisher":"SAGE Publications","issue":"5","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2020,6,11]],"date-time":"2020-06-11T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1591833600000},"content-version":"unspecified","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/"}],"funder":[{"DOI":"10.13039\/501100000269","name":"Economic and Social Research Council","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","award":["ED\/J500136\/1"],"award-info":[{"award-number":["ED\/J500136\/1"]}],"id":[{"id":"10.13039\/501100000269","id-type":"DOI","asserted-by":"publisher"}]}],"content-domain":{"domain":["journals.sagepub.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["Journal of Information Science"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2021,10]]},"abstract":"<jats:p>Social media are powerful networking platforms that provide users with significant information opportunities. Despite this, little is known about their impact on job search behaviour. Here, interview (participants = 7), focus group (participants = 6) and survey ( n = 558) data supplied by young jobseekers in Scotland were analysed to investigate the role of social media in job search. The findings show that Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are the most popular platforms for this purpose, and that the type of job sought influences the direction of user behaviour. Frequent social media use for job search is linked with interview invitations. The study also reveals that although most jobseekers use social media for job search sparingly, they are much more likely to do so if advised by a professional. Combined, the findings represent a crucial base of knowledge which can inform careers policy and be used as a platform for further research.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1177\/0165551520927657","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,6,11]],"date-time":"2020-06-11T04:42:45Z","timestamp":1591850565000},"page":"535-550","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Using social media during job search: The case of 16\u201324 year olds in Scotland"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"47","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0726-0166","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"John A","family":"Mowbray","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Glasgow, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hazel","family":"Hall","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Edinburgh Napier University, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,6,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.7551\/mitpress\/8358.001.0001"},{"key":"bibr2-0165551520927657","unstructured":"Office for National Statistics. Statistical bulletin. Internet access: households and individuals, https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/peoplepopulationandcommunity\/householdcharacteristics\/homeinternetandsocialmediausage\/datasets\/internetaccesshouseholdsandindividualsreferencetables (2019, accessed 17 October 2019)."},{"key":"bibr3-0165551520927657","first-page":"1","volume":"22","author":"Mowbray J","year":"2017","journal-title":"Inform Res"},{"key":"bibr4-0165551520927657","unstructured":"Artess J, Mellors-Bourne R, Hooley T. Employability: a review of the literature. Report, Higher Education Academy, York, 2017."},{"key":"bibr5-0165551520927657","first-page":"1","volume-title":"Oxford handbook of job loss and job search. 1st ed","author":"Van Hoye G","year":"2017"},{"key":"bibr6-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1146\/annurev-psych-120710-100500"},{"key":"bibr7-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1108\/JD-05-2019-0086"},{"key":"bibr8-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/esr\/jcl001"},{"key":"bibr9-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.chb.2015.12.027"},{"key":"bibr10-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1083-6101.2007.00367.x"},{"key":"bibr11-0165551520927657","first-page":"1","volume":"2","author":"Schrock AR","year":"2016","journal-title":"Social Media Soc"},{"key":"bibr12-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1083-6101.2009.01474.x"},{"key":"bibr13-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1083-6101.2007.00393.x"},{"key":"bibr14-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/0973258614528608"},{"key":"bibr15-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1461444817724169"},{"key":"bibr16-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1461444815614199"},{"key":"bibr17-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1948550616663803"},{"key":"bibr18-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.bushor.2011.01.005"},{"key":"bibr19-0165551520927657","first-page":"10","volume":"3","author":"Utz S","year":"2016","journal-title":"J Psychosoc Res Cyberspace"},{"key":"bibr20-0165551520927657","first-page":"1785","volume-title":"Proceedings of the 50th Hawaii international conference on system sciences","author":"Boczkowski P"},{"key":"bibr21-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1461444815616223"},{"key":"bibr22-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/asi.23359"},{"key":"bibr23-0165551520927657","unstructured":"Ford N. Introduction to information behaviour. London: Facet Publishing, 2015, pp. 109\u2013111."},{"key":"bibr24-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.acalib.2014.03.001"},{"key":"bibr25-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1108\/00220410510585205"},{"key":"bibr26-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.chb.2016.12.034"},{"key":"bibr27-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.chb.2010.03.018"},{"key":"bibr28-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.chb.2008.12.024"},{"key":"bibr29-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.chb.2011.11.001"},{"key":"bibr30-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.lisr.2012.11.006"},{"key":"bibr31-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/asi.23585"},{"key":"bibr32-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.chb.2016.03.034"},{"key":"bibr33-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1083-6101.2008.01429.x"},{"key":"bibr34-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.paid.2011.11.007"},{"key":"bibr35-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1108\/IJCHM-05-2013-0194"},{"key":"bibr36-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/09585192.2012.725068"},{"key":"bibr37-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/ijsa.12067"},{"key":"bibr38-0165551520927657","unstructured":"Adecco Group. Social recruiting a global study: job search, digital reputation, and HR practices in the social media age, https:\/\/press.adeccogroup.com\/assets\/adecco-global-social-recruiting-survey-global-report-30f6-2cb12.html? (2014, accessed 17 October 2019)."},{"key":"bibr39-0165551520927657","first-page":"1","volume":"29","author":"Longridge DN","year":"2012","journal-title":"J National Ins Career Educ Coun"},{"key":"bibr40-0165551520927657","unstructured":"Hooley T, Hutchinson J, Watts AG. Careering through the web: the potential of Web 2.0 and 3.0 technologies for career development and career support services. Report, UK Commission for Employment and Skills, London, 2010."},{"key":"bibr41-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1108\/EUM0000000007145"},{"key":"bibr42-0165551520927657","volume-title":"Designing and conducting mixed methods research","author":"Creswell JW","year":"2011","edition":"2"},{"key":"bibr43-0165551520927657","unstructured":"Robins G.  Doing social network research. 1st ed. London: SAGE, 2015, pp. 51\u201352."},{"key":"bibr44-0165551520927657","first-page":"1","volume":"19","author":"Gibbs A","year":"1997","journal-title":"Soc Res Update"},{"key":"bibr45-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1049732305276687"},{"key":"bibr46-0165551520927657","unstructured":"Youth Site. The award winning youth research agency and access panel, https:\/\/www.youthsight.com\/about\/ (2017, accessed 17 October 2019)."},{"key":"bibr47-0165551520927657","unstructured":"Office for National Statistics. SOC2010 Volume 2: the structure and coding index, https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/methodology\/classificationsandstandards\/standardoccupationalclassificationsoc (2010, accessed 17 October 2019)."},{"key":"bibr48-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1037\/0021-9010.85.4.491"},{"key":"bibr49-0165551520927657","first-page":"105","volume":"38","author":"Drost EA","year":"2011","journal-title":"Educ Res Perspect"},{"key":"bibr50-0165551520927657","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1057\/jibs.2009.88"},{"key":"bibr51-0165551520927657","unstructured":"R Core Team. R: language and environment for statistical computing, http:\/\/www.R-project.org\/ (2013, accessed 17 October 2019)."},{"key":"bibr52-0165551520927657","unstructured":"Rose K. UK social media statistics for 2019, http:\/\/www.rosemcgrory.co.uk\/2019\/01\/07\/uk-social-media-user-statistics-for-2019\/ (2019, accessed 17 October 2019)."},{"key":"bibr53-0165551520927657","unstructured":"Williams M, Tassinari A, Ball C. Understanding employers\u2019 graduate recruitment and selection practices. Report, Department for Innovation and Skills, London, 2015."}],"container-title":["Journal of Information Science"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/0165551520927657","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full-xml\/10.1177\/0165551520927657","content-type":"application\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/0165551520927657","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,29]],"date-time":"2026-04-29T23:09:05Z","timestamp":1777504145000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/0165551520927657"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2020,6,11]]},"references-count":53,"journal-issue":{"issue":"5","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2021,10]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1177\/0165551520927657"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0165551520927657","relation":{},"ISSN":["0165-5515","1741-6485"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0165-5515","type":"print"},{"value":"1741-6485","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2020,6,11]]}}}