Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/216482 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 13170
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Finding a job requires effective search skills to engage successfully with employers with vacancies. In a field experiment, we test a website that supplements such search skills by providing editable resume and cover letter templates as well as tips on how to look and apply for jobs. Exposure to the website was randomized among about 2,700 job seekers in Australia. The intervention increased job-finding rates, particularly among job seekers aged 35-50 (up to 8 percentage points), with larger effects for women within this age group (up to 10 percentage points). The quality of job matches improved too.
Subjects: 
online job search assistance
search skills
active labor market policy
JEL: 
J08
J64
J68
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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