The use of social networking websites by employers without adequate strategies can lead to
misuse of job applicant's information or discriminatory hiring practices. The purpose of this …

In the past decade, social networking sites (SNSs) have transformed the way people do
business. SNSs allow individuals to connect globally and instantaneously. These …

In today's changing job market, employers and recruiters are looking to new technological
methods of evaluating potential job candidates. One of these technologies is the use of …

Social networking sites (SNWS) have become extremely popular, particularly among young
Americans. The largest social network site, Facebook, had more than 800 million active …

Organizations are increasingly turning to social networking websites for insight into
prospective employees. While existing research addresses many of the facets of human …

The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate the effects personal social
networking sites had on candidate's opportunities for obtaining employment and how and to …

The Internet has changed many Human Resource (HR) practices, and techniques such as
online job postings and testing have become quite common in HR. However, the use of …

The popular media has reported an increase in the use of social networking sites (SNSs)
such as Facebook by hiring managers and human resource professionals attempting to find …

The use of social network sites to investigate potential employees is a new practice with few
studies examining how employers use social network sites for screening applicants. The …

The purpose of this study is to determine the role that professional networking websites,
such as LinkedIn, play in the hiring decisions of talent recruiters at major advertising and …