Networking as an information behaviour during job search: paper now published in Journal of Documentation

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Hazel Hall

Dr John Mowbray and I were delighted to learn this week that our paper ‘Networking as information behaviour during job search: a study of active jobseekers in the Scottish youth labour market‘ is now published. It available in both online and in print in the Journal of Documentation: volume 76, issue 2.

The full citation for the paper is:

Mowbray, J. & Hall, H. (2020). Networking as an information behaviour during job search: a study of active job seekers in the Scottish youth labour market. Journal of Documentation, 76(2), 424-439.

If you do not have subscription access to the published version, the full text manuscript of the paper is also available from the Edinburgh Napier repository.

Fully-funded PhD studentship opportunity: Natural language interfaces to support career decision-making of young people

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Hazel Hall

We are currently advertising a fully-funded PhD place within the School of Computing at Edinburgh Napier University for an October 2020 start date.

The scholarship is a Skills Development Scotland Collaborative award offered through the ESRC-funded Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSSS). It is for a doctoral study on natural language interfaces to support career decision-making of young people. The practical work to be undertaken for this PhD centres on the development of a dialogue system utilising existing data held by Skills Development Scotland, for young people to engage ‘in conversation’ about their career interests, aspirations, and strengths. The system to be developed is anticipated to take the form of an interactive avatar with identifiable human characteristics. Continue reading →

Networking as an information behaviour during job search: Emerald EarlyCite paper now available

Posted on January 13, 2020 by Hazel Hall

The article ‘Networking as an information behaviour during job search: a study of active jobseekers in the Scottish youth labour market‘, which I co-authored with Dr John Mowbray (University of Glasgow), is now available as an EarlyCite paper from the Journal of Documentation.

In the paper we show that young job seekers acquire a range of networked information throughout a variety of tasks related to job search, and demonstrate the value of active networking during this process. We also highlight that the propensity for job seekers to network is contingent on a host of factors. These include the occupational level of the job role sought, motivation to find a job, and an awareness of the utility of networking as an information behaviour. Continue reading →

How do young people use networks when job seeking? Publication in press with the Journal of Documentation

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Hazel Hall

‘Networking as an information behaviour during job search: a study of active job seekers in the Scottish youth labour market‘ is about the role of networking amongst 16-24 year old active job seekers living in Scotland. Continue reading →

Congratulations to Katherine Stephen for an excellent Masters dissertation on metaskills

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Hazel Hall

Katherine Stephen

Congratulations to our PhD student Katherine Stephen, who last week learnt that she was awarded 80% for the Masters dissertation component of her 1+3 PhD. Katherine’s studentship is a collaborative award funded by the ESRC and Skills Development Scotland, and comprises a Masters year at the University of Edinburgh (2018/19) prior to three years of doctoral study at Edinburgh Napier University (2019/22).

Katherine’s Masters dissertation took the form of an extended PhD proposal, and thus has the same title as her doctoral study: Metaskills maturity for future workplaces. The work that she completed for the dissertation last year included a small pilot study entitled Metacognitive experiences of artificial intelligence in the workplace.

In her dissertation Continue reading →

Introducing new research students Rachel Salzano and Katherine Stephen

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Hazel Hall

Rachel Salzano and Katherine Stephen at the Merchiston Tower

Rachel Salzano and Katherine Stephen at Edinburgh Napier’s Merchiston campus

Welcome to Rachel Salzano and Katherine Stephen, who join us this week as new research students within the Centre for Social Informatics at Edinburgh Napier University. Continue reading →

Social cognitive theory literature review article now in print

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Hazel Hall

‘Applications and applicability of Social Cognitive Theory in information science research’ is now available in issue 51(4) (December 2019) of the Journal of Librarianship and Information Science (JoLIS). The article covers the origins and key concepts of Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) and its value to Information Science research. Particular reference is made to the applicability of SCT – and its applications – in studies of information-seeking behaviour and use, and knowledge sharing. Continue reading →

Hazel Hall

Professor of Social Informatics, Edinburgh Napier University

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