This paper examines the recruitment process of firms. We test whether firms search sequentially or non …. We distinguish between different types of recruitment methods. We find that the sequential hiring is rejected for a … applications by job seekers. Informal recruitment methods tend to imply sequential search. …

Recruitment is often delegated to senior employees. Delegated recruitment, however, is vulnerable to moral hazard … relates to the candidates type . Delegation is then superior to direct (owner) recruitment and offering tenure or guaranteed … seniority to the senior employee is neither always desirable for the owner nor necessary to ensure good recruitment. If there is …

Recruitment behavior is important for the matching process in the labor market. Using unique linked survey …-administrative data, we explore the relationships between hiring and recruitment policies. Faster hiring goes along with higher search … directed search model in which firms use different recruitment margins in response to productivity shocks. The calibrated model …