Hiring Decisions: Impacts of Applicant Gender and Social Media Presence

Name

• Alicia Ostrowski, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow

Publication Date

11-1-2022

Major

Psychology (B.S.)

Release Option

Open Access

Faculty Mentor

Dr. Thresa Yancey

Abstract

Studies show that hiring decisions can be influenced by an applicant’s social media profile (Broughton et al., 2013) as well as their gender (Garcia-Retamero & Lopez-Zafra, 2009). Women, compared to men, are more likely to face hiring discrimination (Garcia-Retamero & Lopez-Zafra, 2009) and many hiring managers tend to look at an applicant’s social media profiles for additional information during the hiring process (Broughton et al., 2013). There is a lack of substantial research on the combination of these two factors. This study examined the effects of gender and social media type on hiring decisions.

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Recommended Citation

Ostrowski, Alicia, "Hiring Decisions: Impacts of Applicant Gender and Social Media Presence" (2022). Honors College Theses. 781.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/honors-theses/781