The purpose of this research was to develop and validate a self-report measure of social
media impression management (SMIM), which could be used to examine the prevalence …

There is ample evidence from the selection literature that job applicants engage in various
forms of impression management (IM), for instance when completing personality tests or …

Many organizations rely on social media like Facebook as a screening or selection tool;
however, research still largely lags behind practice. For instance, little is known about how …

Social media is becoming increasingly important for use in organizations as a selection tool.
Cybervetting involves screening job applicants by using information retrieved from the …

Research suggests that individuals engage in effortful behaviours to self-present when
posting on Instagram. However, these Instagram preparatory behaviours (IPB)(eg editing …

Wilcox et al.'s (2022) focal paper brings to fore important practical questions, such as
whether or not organizations should cybervet job applicants' social media profiles or what …

Abstract Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn–individuals have more opportunities than ever before
to present themselves in public using social networking sites (SNSs). However, individuals …

Social media has become an integral part of connecting with others and sharing personal
information. As more individuals use social media to express themselves, organizations …

Companies use social media (eg, Twitter) to engage with potential applicants and build their
reputation as attractive employers. To analyze how Twitter message content influences …

Cybervetting, or as we discuss more generally, using social media information to assess
applicants, is on the rise: organizational use of social media assessment increased by 20 …