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The Influence of Employers' Use of Social Networking Websites in Selection, Online Self‐promotion, and Personality on the Likelihood of Faux Pas Postings
Author(s) -
Roulin Nicolas
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of selection and assessment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.812
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1468-2389
pISSN - 0965-075X
DOI - 10.1111/ijsa.12058
Subject(s) - psychology , selection (genetic algorithm) , promotion (chess) , personality , extraversion and introversion , the internet , internet privacy , big five personality traits , social psychology , world wide web , computer science , artificial intelligence , politics , political science , law
Employers' selection practices sometimes involve reviewing applicants' profile on social networking websites ( SNWs ) and invading applicants' privacy (e.g., asking for their passwords). Applicants can be eliminated because of faux pas (i.e., inappropriate content) they post online. Yet, little research has examined factors related to faux pas postings. The present study examines employers' use of SNWs in selection, participants' internet and SNWs use, personality, and SNWs self‐promotion as predictors of the likelihood of faux pas postings. Results show lower likelihood of faux pas postings when participants are informed that a high proportion of employers use SNWs in selection, but mainly when it includes invasion of applicants' privacy. Moreover, participants' age, privacy settings, extraversion, and SNWs self‐promotion are related to faux pas .