Executive Summary
Prevalent literature on the utilization of recruitment sources by jobseekers show that informal sources, in particular, networking (which includes employee referrals and the use of social networks on social media), are more effective for job search than formal sources. This paper suggests that more jobseekers employ networking than they do newspapers, company websites and online job boards in their job search activities. The way people use their social networks in job-hunting appears to be influenced by their collective culture and this culture may inspire the practice of favoritism in the recruitment process. Mixed-methods research was performed on a sample of 84 Nigerian jobseekers residing in Lagos State. The data and available recruitment literature both seem to agree that more jobseekers use their social networks in job-hunting than other methods. It also explains that Nigerian jobseekers perceive that favoritism is a rampant practice in the labor market and they believe that before a jobseeker can achieve employment within a recruiting organization, s/he needs to know someone within that organization who will help them in securing employment.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Executive Summary
Chapter One - Introduction
Overview
Purpose and Focus of Research
Research Outline
Summary
Chapter Two - Literature review
Introduction
Review of Recruitment Source Literature
Recruiting Sources
Recruiting Source Classification
The Behavior of a Jobseeker
Formal vs. Informal
Social Networks
Theory of Social Networks
Social Networks and the Media
Culture and the Jobseeker
Favoritism
Summary
Chapter Three - Methodology
Introduction
Mixed-Methods
Data Collection Instruments
Respondents Sample
Data Collection
Summary
Chapter Four - Findings and Data Analysis
Introduction
Presentation of Quantitative Data
Presentation of Qualitative Data
Analysis of Results
Jobseeker and job search
Most Popular Source
Social Networking
Newspapers
Employee Referral vs. Newspaper: an organization perspective
Favoritism, Nepotism and Cronyism
The Nigerian connection
Summary
Chapter Five - Discussion
Overview
Conclusion
Recommendations
Reflections
References
Appendix 1
Questionnaire
Appendix 2
Proposal
