Hiring Decisions: Impacts of Applicant Gender and Social Media Presence
Location
Statesboro Campus, Russell Union Ballroom, Poster Presentation
Document Type and Release Option
Poster Presentation (Open Access)
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Thresa Yancey
Faculty Mentor Email
tyancey@georgiasouthern.edu
Presentation Year
2022
Start Date
22-4-2022 12:15 PM
End Date
22-4-2022 1:30 PM
Description
Applicants' social media profiles and gender influence hiring. Women face more hiring discrimination, and hiring managers look at social media for information. There is a lack of research on the combination of these two factors. This study examines the effects of gender and social media type on hiring decisions.
Academic Unit
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Hiring Decisions: Impacts of Applicant Gender and Social Media Presence
Statesboro Campus, Russell Union Ballroom, Poster Presentation
Applicants' social media profiles and gender influence hiring. Women face more hiring discrimination, and hiring managers look at social media for information. There is a lack of research on the combination of these two factors. This study examines the effects of gender and social media type on hiring decisions.