Impact of Social Media on Recruitment

Running head: JOB SEARCH IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM
JOB SEARCH IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM
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2JOB SEARCH IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM
Answer 1
According to Melanthiou, Pavlou & Constantinou, (2015) there are many ways a
person can find job in the travel and tourism sector. In the modern age, people find jobs on
online sites. There are websites created for this particular need. These websites are LinkedIn,
Monster, Career Builder, and Google for Jobs, Facebook and numerous other such sites.
All these websites create database of the jobs and have profiles of the employee and
the employer. The employees can look for jobs by typing the keywords and a number of
results that are matching to it will come up. The person looking for a job in the travel and
tourism industry has to search for jobs that are in his expertise by using the keywords (Baum
& Kabst, 2014). These websites have the resumes of the employees and thus is an easier
process when applying for jobs.
Answer 2
LinkedIn is a website that is growing and is now one of the most used sites to find a
job. It creates a profile of the employee and uploads the resumes of them. As it is one of the
most used websites employers, post job opportunities roles and descriptions that the
employees can analyse to find a job (Koch, Gerber, & De Klerk, 2018). Searching for jobs is
easy, hassle free on LinkedIn, and can be done by searching the keyword and the location. In
travel and tourism sector many hotel chains and travel agencies post job vacancies that can be
used to apply for jobs in reputable companies that suit the needs of the employees.
Answer 3
LinkedIn has a many features that set it apart from the other websites that are
providing jobs. LinkedIn as site can be used to find jobs and create alerts when a job is