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1 online resource |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 24, 2016). |
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Includes index. |
| Summary |
Annotation This timely resource offers fresh research on companies use of social media platforms from Twitter and Facebook to LinkedIn and other career sites to find and hire personnel. Its balanced approach explains why and how social media are commonly used in both employee recruitment and selection, exploring relevant theoretical constructs and practical considerations about their appropriateness and validity. Contributors clarify a confusing cyberscape with recommendations and best practices, legal and ethical issues, pitfalls and problems, and possibilities for standardization. And the book s insights on emerging and anticipated developments will keep the reader abreast of the field as it evolves. Included in the coverage:. Social media as a personnel selection and hiring resource: Reservations and recommendations. Game-thinking within social media to recruit and select job candidates. Social media, big data, and employment decisions. The use of social media by BRIC nations during the selection process. Legal concerns when considering social media data in selection. Online exclusion: Biases that may arise when using social media in talent acquisition. Is John Smith really John Smith? Misrepresentations and misattributions of candidates using social media and social networking sites."Social Media in Employee Selection and Recruitment" is a bedrock reference for industrial/organizational psychology and human resources academics currently or planning to conduct research in this area, as well as for academic libraries. Practitioners considering consulting social media as part of human resource planning or selection system design will find it a straight-talking guide to staying competitive." |
| Contents |
Part 1. Introduction -- Social Media in Employee Selection and Recruitment: An Overview / Richard N. Landers and Gordon B. Schmidt -- Part II: Current Applications -- Social Media as a Personnel Selection and Hiring Resources: Reservations and Recommendations / H. Kristl Davison, Mark N. Bing, Donald H. Kluemper, and Philip L. Roth -- Theoretical Propositions about Cybervetting: A Common Antecedents Model / Julia L. Berger and Michael J. Zickar -- An Uncertainty Reduction Approach to Applicant Information-Seeking in Social Media: Effects on Attributions and Hiring / Caleb T. Carr -- Social Media Use: Antecedents and Outcomes of Sharing / Nathan Weidner , Kimberly E. O'Brien , and Kevin T. Wynne -- Game-Thinking within Social Media to Recruit and Select Job Candidates / Andrew B. Collmus, Michael B. Armstrong, and Richard N. Landers -- Part III: Practical Guidelines -- Social Media, Big Data, and Employment Decisions: Mo' Data, Mo' Problems? / Sarah Guilfoyle, Shawn M. Bergman, Christopher Hartwell, and Jonathan Powers -- Comparing the Social Media in the United State and BRIC Nations, and the Challenges faced in International Selection / Brandon Shields and Julia Levashina -- Social Media and Employee Recruitment: Chasing the Run Away Bandwagon / Yalcin Acikgoz and Shawn M. Bergman -- How to Stay Current in Social Media to Be Competitive In Recruitment and Selection / Stephanie L. Black, Montressa L. Washington, and Gordon B. Schmidt -- Part IV: Challenges and Limitations -- Impression Management and Social Media Profiles / Nicolas Roulin and Julia Levashina -- Applicant Reactions to Social Media in Selection: Early Returns and Future Directions / J. William Stoughton -- Legal Concerns When Considering Social Media Data in Selection / Gordon B. Schmidt and Kimberly W. O'Connor -- Online exclusion: Biases that may arise when using social media in talent acquisition / Enrica N. Ruggs, Sarah Singletary Walker, Anita Blanchard, and Shahar Gur -- Is John Smith Really John Smith? Misrepresentations and Misattributions of Candidates Using Social Media and Social Networking Sites / Noelle B. Frantz, Elizabeth S. Pears, E. Daly Vaughn, Jared Z. Ferrell, and Nikki M. Dudley -- Part V: Future Directions -- Social Media in Employee Selection and Recruitment: Current Knowledge, Unanswered Questions, and Future Directions / Richard N. Landers and Gordon B. Schmidt. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
| Subject |
Social media -- Employment.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Landers, Richard N., editor.
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Schmidt, Gordon B., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Social media in employee selection and recruitment : theory, practice, and current challenges. Switzerland : Springer, ©2016 xxvi, 371 pages 9783319299877 |
| ISBN |
9783319299891 (electronic bk.) |
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3319299891 (electronic bk.) |
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3319299875 |
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9783319299877 |
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