A new paper on cybervetting finds organizations need to implement clearly defined rules regarding how they use online information about job candidates. Failing to regulate ‘cybervetting’ can introduce bias into an organization’s hiring processes and hurt the organization’s bottom line.
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Employer Pitfalls of the TikTok Resume Trend
As job seekers post video resumes on the popular app TikTok and rack up impressive page views, employers run certain risks, including overlooking potentially strong non-video savvy applicants or unwittingly succumbing to bias, says a Maryland Smith expert.
UNH Research: No Second Chance to Make Trusting First Impression, or is There?
It’s important to make a good first impression and according to research at the University of New Hampshire a positive initial trust interaction is helpful in building a lasting trust relationship. Researchers found that trusting a person early on can have benefits over the life of the relationship, even after a violation of that trust. However, equally interesting was that if people were not trusted during a first meeting, there were still opportunities to build trust in the future.
Study Highlights Pitfalls Associated With ‘Cybervetting’ Job Candidates
A recent study of how human resources professionals review online information and social media profiles of job candidates highlights the ways in which so-called “cybervetting” can introduce bias and moral judgment into the hiring process.