A third type of job search behavior: the use of the formal-informal joint channel in matching individual qualifications with hiring requirements in urban China

Table 1 The extended typology of job search channels and hiring requirements

	Recruitment	Selection
Single channel across two stages	Formal	Formal
	Informal	Informal
Joint channel between two stages	Formal	Informal
	Informal	Formal
Joint channel within two stages	Formal + Informal	Formal
	Formal + Informal	Informal
	Formal	Formal + Informal
	Informal	Formal + Informal
	Formal + Informal	Formal + Informal