Why Don’t Jobseekers Search More? Barriers and Returns to Search on a Job Matching Platform 2016-2022
Pakistan, 2016 - 2022
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- Data files
- HHlisting_long_anony
- hhdata_prep_se
- individual_level_analysis
- individual_level_subscriber_analysis
- individual_round_level_analysis
- intmed_prep
- JA_updated
- jaebs_prep
- job_level_analysis_se
- jsfollowup_prep
- JT_followup_survey_rand
- jt_ja_harmonized_JSF_CV_updates
- jt_ja_harmonized_prep_se
- jt_ja_harmonized_updates_prep_se
- JT_JA_screener_appended
- JT_JA_signup_harmonized_se
- JT_noid_duprem
- JT_noid_updated
- JT_rand_preload_10percent_hybridmod
- JTupdates_JA_harmonized
- 20percent_bonuscalls_prep
- 20percent_prep
- 20percent_prep_attempt
- adlisting_prep_se
- all_optout
- CC_jobs_cv_scoring
- cv_tracking_batches
- CV_updates_Highed_attempts
- CV_updates_highed_data
- cv_updates_highed_data_25_Jun_2021
- cv_updates_highed_data_2020_11_30
- CV_updates_Lowed_attempts
- CV_updates_Lowed_FS_attempts
- feedback_joblevel_prep_se
- feedback_matchlevel_prep_se
- firms_prep_se
- FirmSurvey_nodup_anon_se
- FR_jobs_cv_scoring
- FS_adlisting_anon_se
- FS_del_cleaned_unique_jobid
- FS_del_cleaned_unique_memidjobid_anon
- FS_interview_med
- FS_MidlineSurvey_feedback_cleaned
- FS_non_compliance_int_med
- pickup_prep_se
- post_sep2020_call_order
- pre_sep2020_call_order_recovered
- screener_prep_se
- se_matchlevel_latent_interview_probability_variation_v1
- search_work_resp_ac
- triminput
- Updates_survey_var_JT
- match_level_analysis_sensitivity
- match_level_oct2022
- feedback_joblevel_prep_allvars_se
- feedback_matchlevel_prep_allvars_se
- match_level_analysis
- matches_JT_JA_consolidated
- matches_prep_se
- LFS_2018-19
- cv_updates_uniq_ID_list_he_2022_08_11_b5
Manual comment classification code (comments_manual)
Data file: feedback_matchlevel_prep_allvars_se
Overview
Valid:
3141
Invalid:
5558
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
20
Mean:
5.3658070678128
Standard deviation:
3.3689613436102
Type:
Discrete
Width:
98
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vacancy filled – JT candidate hired | 137 |
1.6%
|
| 2 | Vacancy filled – non-JT candidate hired | 94 |
1.1%
|
| 3 | Vacancy not yet filled | 627 |
7.2%
|
| 4 | CV packet received late | 391 |
4.5%
|
| 5 | Candidates not interested / did not show up | 1297 |
14.9%
|
| 6 | Irrelevant CVs / qualifications | 39 |
0.4%
|
| 7 | Candidates lived too far away | 86 |
1%
|
| 8 | Vacancy closed / cancelled | 27 |
0.3%
|
| 9 | Relevant person not reachable | 128 |
1.5%
|
| 10 | Firm not interested in service | 29 |
0.3%
|
| 11 | Firm wants more CVs / re-send CVs | 12 |
0.1%
|
| 12 | Firm wants to list another ad | 97 |
1.1%
|
| 13 | Vacancy filled before CVs arrived | 24 |
0.3%
|
| 14 | Firm decided not to fill vacancy | 8 |
0.1%
|
| 15 | Search temporarily suspended | 40 |
0.5%
|
| 16 | Firm closed down | 70 |
0.8%
|
| 17 | Organisational change / restructuring | 4 |
0%
|
| 19 | Follow-up required | 23 |
0.3%
|
| 20 | Vacancy filled – outcome confirmed late | 8 |
0.1%
|
| Sysmiss | 5558 |
63.9%
|
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.