Students' Awareness of Social Networks Profile Usage in Screening and Selecting Job Applicants (original) (raw)

This study investigated the use of social network profile as a credible source of information for screening and selecting job applicants and the influence of students’ social network behavior on their approval of employers’ choice of recruitment. Final year students of all modes were sampled, and copies of the questionnaire were administered. Data were analyzed with frequency distribution table, Pearson correlation, and regression model. It was found that students’ awareness of the use of social network profile information of job applicants by employers, influences students’ social network behavior but at an insignificant level. Also, students’ social network behavior insignificantly influences their approval of employers using job applicants’ social network profile in screening and selection. Further, High GPA and female students exhibited good social network behavior. Based on the findings of the study, it is recommended that students should be mindful of their behavior on social ...