Big five personality traits reflected in job applicants' social media postings

• Published in: Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking Vol. 16; no. 11; p. 800
• Main Authors: Stoughton, J William, Thompson, Lori Foster, Meade, Adam W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2013
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Behavior; Employment; Female; Humans; Male; Personality; Personality Assessment; Personality Inventory; Social Behavior; Social Media

Job applicants and incumbents often use social media for personal communications allowing for direct observation of their social communications "unfiltered" for employer consumption. As such, these data offer a glimpse of employees in settings free from the impression management pressures...