Social Media in Employee Selection and Recruitment: Theory, Practice, and Current Challenges

387 Pages·2016·5.54 MB·English

by  Richard N Landers

Richard N. Landers · Gordon B. Schmidt
Editors
Social Media
in Employee
Selection and
Recruitment
Theory, Practice, and Current Challenges
Social Media in Employee Selection
and Recruitment

Richard N. Landers (cid:129) Gordon B. Schmidt
Editors
Social Media in Employee
Selection and Recruitment
Theory, Practice, and Current Challenges
Editors
Richard N. Landers Gordon B. Schmidt
Department of Psychology Division of Organizational Leadership
Old Dominion University and Supervision
Norfolk , VA , USA Indiana University-Purdue University
Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne , IN , USA
ISBN 978-3-319-29987-7 ISBN 978-3-319-29989-1 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-29989-1
Library of Congress Control Number: 2016938158
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I dedicate this book to Owen, who will
probably fi nd it delicious.
—Richard Landers
This book is dedicated to my wife and our
family of Wiegands, Smiths, and Schmidts;
especially my mother, Priscilla; sister, Brenda;
and the memory of my father, Eugene.
—Gordon Schmidt

Contents
Part I Introduction
1 Social Media in Employee Selection and Recruitment:
An Overview ............................................................................................ 3
Richard N. Landers and Gordon B. Schmidt
Part II Current Applications
2 Social Media as a Personnel Selection and Hiring Resource:
Reservations and Recommendations ..................................................... 15
H. Kristl Davison , Mark N. Bing , Donald H. Kluemper ,
and Philip L. Roth
3 Theoretical Propositions About Cybervetting:
A Common Antecedents Model ............................................................. 43
Julia L. Berger and Michael J. Zickar
4 An Uncertainty Reduction Approach to Applicant
Information-Seeking in Social Media: Effects on Attributions
and Hiring ................................................................................................ 59
Caleb T. Carr
5 Social Media Use: Antecedents and Outcomes of Sharing .................. 79
Nathan Weidner , Kimberly E. O’Brien , and Kevin T. Wynne
6 Game-Thinking Within Social Media to Recruit
and Select Job Candidates ...................................................................... 103
Andrew B. Collmus , Michael B. Armstrong ,
and Richard N. Landers
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Part III Practical Guidelines
7 Social Media, Big Data, and Employment Decisions:
Mo’ Data, Mo’ Problems? ...................................................................... 127
Sarah Guilfoyle , Shawn M. Bergman , Christopher Hartwell ,
and Jonathan Powers
8 Comparing the Social Media in the United States
and BRIC Nations, and the Challenges Faced
in International Selection ....................................................................... 157
Brandon Shields and Julia Levashina
9 Social Media and Employee Recruitment:
Chasing the Run Away Bandwagon ...................................................... 175
Yalcin Acikgoz and Shawn M. Bergman
10 How to Stay Current in Social Media to Be Competitive
in Recruitment and Selection ................................................................. 197
Stephanie L. Black , Montressa L. Washington ,
and Gordon B. Schmidt
Part IV Challenges and Limitations
11 Impression Management and Social Media Profiles ............................ 223
Nicolas Roulin and Julia Levashina
12 Applicant Reactions to Social Media in Selection:
Early Returns and Future Directions .................................................... 249
J. William Stoughton
13 Legal Concerns When Considering Social Media
Data in Selection ...................................................................................... 265
Gordon B. Schmidt and Kimberly W. O’Connor
14 Online Exclusion: Biases That May Arise When Using Social
Media in Talent Acquisition ................................................................... 289
Enrica N. Ruggs , Sarah Singletary Walker , Anita Blanchard ,
and Shahar Gur
15 Is John Smith Really John Smith? Misrepresentations
and Misattributions of Candidates Using Social Media
and Social Networking Sites ................................................................... 307
Noelle B. Frantz , Elizabeth S. Pears , E. D aly Vaughn ,
Jared Z. Ferrell , and Nikki M. Dudley
Contents ix
Part V Future Directions
16 Social Media in Employee Selection and Recruitment:
Current Knowledge, Unanswered Questions,
and Future Directions ............................................................................. 343
Richard N. Landers and Gordon B. Schmidt
Index ................................................................................................................. 369