Usage of internet-based career support

S.N. Khapova; Jorgen S. Svensson; Celeste P.M. Wilderom; M.B. Arthur

Usage of internet-based career support

S.N. Khapova, Jorgen S. Svensson, Celeste P.M. Wilderom, M.B. Arthur

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Abstract

The contemporary era of shifting employment arrangements invites more career self-management and greater individualized career support over the Internet. This study examines the usage of one such Web-based career support (WBCS) system, within an almost ideal setting for the usage of such technology: the information technology (IT) sector. The WBCS system was designed to support aspiring European IT professionals to make a career change toward or within the IT sector. A careful monitoring of the actual usage of the system showed, however, that full usage of the system was not reached. Although a large number of people signed up for the free-of-charge system, the actual usage of the system's career functionalities was quite limited. In the discussion section, this discrepancy between assumed career support needs and actual use is explored.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Internet and Workplace Transformation
Editors	M. Anandarajan, T.S.H. Teo, C.A. Simmers
Publisher	Routledge, Taylor and Francis
Pages	162-176
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Electronic)	9781315699530
ISBN (Print)	0-7656-1445-6
Publication status	Published - 18 Dec 2014

Publication series

Name	Advances in Management Information Systems
Number	7

Keywords

Career support system
Integrated career support
IT professionals
Web-based career support

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Usage of internet-based career support. / Khapova, S.N.; Svensson, Jorgen S.; Wilderom, Celeste P.M. et al.

The Internet and Workplace Transformation. ed. / M. Anandarajan; T.S.H. Teo; C.A. Simmers. Routledge, Taylor and Francis, 2014. p. 162-176 (Advances in Management Information Systems; No. 7).

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