The Influence of Social Networking Web Sites on the Evaluation of Job Candidates

Bohnert, Daniel; Ross, William H.

doi:10.1089/cyber.2009.0193

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“…Each source of information helps make inferences about the attributes and characteristics of a person. In a professional setting such inferences can inform decisions about hiring and career advancement (Wilson et al 2012;Bohnert and Ross 2010). For this reason social media accounts are carefully curated in order to highlight expertise (Treem and Leonardi 2012) and to enhance likeability (Forest and Wood 2012;Hollenbaugh and Ferris 2014).…”

Section: Professional Self-presentations On Social Mediamentioning

confidence: 99%

The Perils and Promises of Self-Disclosure on Social Media

2017

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In addition to their professional social media accounts, individuals are increasingly using their personal profiles and casual posts to communicate their identities to work colleagues. They do this in order to 'stand out from the crowd' and to signal attributes that are difficult to showcase explicitly in a work setting. Existing studies have tended to treat personal posts viewed in a professional context as a problem, since they can threaten impression management efforts. These accounts focus on the attempts of individuals to separate their life domains on social media. In contrast, we present the narratives of professional IT workers in India who intentionally disrupt the boundaries between personal and professional profiles in order to get noticed by their employers. Drawing on the dramaturgical vocabulary of Goffman (1959) we shed light on how individuals cope with increased levels of self-disclosure on social media. We argue that their self-presentations can be likened to post-modern performances in which the traditional boundaries between actor and audience are intentionally unsettled. These casual posts communicate additional personal traits that are not otherwise included in professional presentations. Since there are no strict boundaries between formal front-stage and relaxed back-stage regions in these types of performance, a liminal mental state is often used, which enables a better assessment of the type of information to present on social media.

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Section: Professional Self-presentations On Social Mediamentioning

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“…Thus profiles on SNWs can provide professional recruiters a platform they need to find out honest, unfiltered information about job applicants, This research is a replication and extension o f the study conducted by Bohnert and Ross (2010), in their paper "The Influence o f Social Networking Web Sites on the Evaluation o f Job Candidates." The current research tries to overcome the two main limitations faced by the previous research.…”

Section: The Influence Of Facebook Visual Images On Hiring By Professmentioning

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“…Thus all this information can be used in the hiring process. Bohnert and Ross (2010) have mentioned how "it seems reasonable to anticipate similar effects for applicant photographs found on social networking Web pages:…”

Section: Negative Influence Of Social Media and Its Impact On The Hirmentioning

confidence: 93%

“…This research is a replication and extension o f the study conducted by Bohnert and Ross (2010). In Study One o f this research, the exact placement o f SNW images on the continuum o f desirability for hiring was established.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…According to all the authors mentioned above, negative information should have more influence in a hiring decision but whether this principle holds true in a hiring process is the question that is being asked in this research paper. Bohnert & Ross (2010) have said, "SNWs are a double-edged sword. Compared to a control group, an unprofessional Website can significantly hurt a candidate's chances o f being hired" (p. 345).…”

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The Influence of Social Networking Web Sites on the Evaluation of Job Candidates

Cited by 131 publications

References 24 publications

The Perils and Promises of Self-Disclosure on Social Media

The Perils and Promises of Self-Disclosure on Social Media

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