Mastering digital skills is an increasingly important factor in the job matching process. This paper employs experimental methods to study how recruiters assess digital skills in the labour markets of Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom. The aim is to determine the causal impact of job applicants’ digital competences on recruiters’ assessment within the hiring process. The analysis further explores the heterogeneous effects of digital skills in the distribution of opportunities for candidates with varying levels of education applying to high- and mid/low-skilled jobs. Our results show that intermediate and advanced digital skills increase a candidate’s employability, with larger effects in the UK, a highly flexible labour market characterised by the relevance of general educational skills and relatively high returns to tertiary education. Focusing on heterogeneity by education and job types, the impact of digital skills is not univocal and highlights differing patterns across labour markets in shaping job candidate opportunities
Digital economy, technological competencies and the job matching process
Tomelleri A.;Schizzerotto A.;
2024-01-01
Abstract
Mastering digital skills is an increasingly important factor in the job matching process. This paper employs experimental methods to study how recruiters assess digital skills in the labour markets of Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom. The aim is to determine the causal impact of job applicants’ digital competences on recruiters’ assessment within the hiring process. The analysis further explores the heterogeneous effects of digital skills in the distribution of opportunities for candidates with varying levels of education applying to high- and mid/low-skilled jobs. Our results show that intermediate and advanced digital skills increase a candidate’s employability, with larger effects in the UK, a highly flexible labour market characterised by the relevance of general educational skills and relatively high returns to tertiary education. Focusing on heterogeneity by education and job types, the impact of digital skills is not univocal and highlights differing patterns across labour markets in shaping job candidate opportunitiesI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
