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Revista de Psicología del Trabajo y de las Organizaciones
On-line version ISSN 2174-0534Print version ISSN 1576-5962
Abstract
AGUADO, David; RICO, Ramón; RUBIO, Víctor J. and FERNANDEZ, Lucía. Applicant reactions to social network web use in personnel selection and assessment. Rev. psicol. trab. organ. [online]. 2016, vol.32, n.3, pp.183-190. ISSN 2174-0534. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rpto.2016.09.001.
Human Resource (HR) professionals are increasingly using Social Networking Websites (SNWs) for personnel recruitment and selection processes. However, evidence is required regarding their psychometric properties and their impact on applicant reactions. In this paper we present and discuss the results of exploring applicant reactions to either the use of a professional SNW (such as LinkedIn) or a non-professional SNW (such as Facebook). A scale for assessing applicant reactions was applied to 124 professionals. The results showed more positive attitudes to the use of professional SNWs compared with non-professional SNWs. Both gender and age moderated these results, with females and young applicants having a less positive attitude than males and older participants towards the use of non-professional SNWs.
Keywords : Social network web; Applicant reactions; Personnel selection; Assessment.