Looking at candidates' Facebook profiles as a recruiter: Think Twice!

• Main Authors: LIEVENS, Filip, SMU Office of Research
• Format: text
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2021
• Subjects: social media check; Facebook profile; recruiter; Human Resources Management
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/research_infographics/1; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/research_infographics/article/1001/viewcontent/FB_Profiles.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

In a research paper recently published in the prestigious Journal of Applied Pyschology, SMU Professor Filip Lievens and a team of researchers from the top universities in the United States and Australia revealed that it is not a good idea for recruiters to conduct social media checks on candidates.