To give advice on job search is one of the core task of every PES. To be able to give the right advice online is something all PES are working on.
MICHÈLE BELOT (European University Institute and University of Edinburgh), PHILIPP KIRCHER (European University Institute and University of Edinburgh) and PAUL MULLER (University of Gothenburg) developed and evaluated a “a novel tool that redesigns the job search process by providing tailored advice at low cost”.
Providing Advice to Jobseekers at Low Cost: An Experimental Study on Online Advice
©TheAuthor(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press in The Review of Economic Studies, Volume 86, Issue 4, July 2019, Pages 1411–1447
Very interesting! Michele, Philipp and Paul are now, together with the Dutch PES, setting up a study in which we are going to evaluate different strategies to help jobseekers broaden their search.
Please keep us informed!