Employer Attractiveness Through Social Media
A Phenomenological Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12393096 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chetna Priyadarshini (IBS Hyderabad, IFHE University, Hyderabad, India, corresponding author), Yln Kumar (Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies), Rajneesh Ranjan Jha (0000-0001-9192-8311), Rajneesh Jha (IBS Hyderabad, IFHE University, Hyderabad, India) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Publication date | 2017-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Report (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1052-0147 • E-ISSN: 2160-3715 |
| Publisher | Nova Southeastern University (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.46743/2160-3715/2017.2663 |
| OpenAlex | W2624105615 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 4 |
The purpose of this paper is to gain insights into the subjective experience and perception of job seekers about the extensive use of social media as a source of recruitment and selection by the employers and its influence on the overall employer attractiveness. Four focus group interviews were conducted, audio-taped, transcribed, and analyzed by following the procedure of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) laid down by Smith and Osborn (2007). By employing IPA, the themes which emerged under the study are: ease of information; navigational usability and user friendliness; person-job fit and person-organization fit; reliability and timeliness; positive and cost effective marketing; value creation for the employers; and privacy concern. The present study posits to assist the human resource managers in formulating strategies pertaining to social media recruitment and selection so as to create an image of attractive employer. Although IPA has been predominantly used within health psychology, it has been uncommon in the recruitment literature so far. Since IPA is a phenomenological account of an individual’s personal experience and perception about an object or event, it allowed determining the richness of job seekers’ perception and the extent to which it is similar or different across each participant groups. Also, the current study is one of the pioneers in uncovering the perception of job seekers about social media recruitment and selection process in the Indian context
Attractiveness · Business · Context (archaeology · Focus group · Interpretative phenomenological analysis · Perception · Political science · Qualitative research · Seekers · Social media · Sociology · Communication in Education and Healthcare · Computer Science · Emotional Intelligence and Performance · Employer Branding and e-HRM · Psychology · Applied Psychology · Marketing · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.56 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |