Social Media in Employee Selection and Recruitment Theory, Practice,
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 bo
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al Media in Employee Selection and Recruitment Theory, Practice, and Current Challenges
Social Media in Employee Selection and Recruitment
Richard N. Landers • Gordon B. Schmidt Editors
Social Media in Employee Selection and Recruitment Theory, Practice, and Current Challenges
Editors Richard N. Landers Department of Psychology Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA, USA
Gordon B. Schmidt Division of Organizational Leadership and Supervision Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-29987-7 ISBN 978-3-319-29989-1 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-29989-1
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2016938158 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
I dedicate this book to Owen, who will probably find 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 1
Social Media in Employee Selection and Recruitment: An Overview ............................................................................................ Richard N. Landers and Gordon B. Schmidt
Part II 2
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Introduction 3
Current Applications
Social Media as a Personnel Selection and Hiring Resource: 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 .............................................
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