期刊名称:Revista de Psicología del Trabajo y de las Organizaciones
印刷版ISSN:1576-5962
电子版ISSN:2174-0534
出版年度:2019
卷号:35
期号:2
页码:53-64
DOI:10.5093/jwop2019a7
出版社:Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid
摘要:Social networks websites, and specially the LinkedIn platform, have changed the landscape of recruitment and personnel selection to a unified organizational process. Thus, apart from using LinkedIn as a recruitment tool, professionals also use it to make evaluative inferences regarding the individual characteristics of the candidates (e.g., their personality). However, most of the research focused on LinkedIn has left aside the evidence about its validity for decision making in the work setting. In our study we analyze the criterion oriented validity of LinkedIn incumbents professional profiles (N = 615) in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector with some measures of job performance. The results show four major factors underlying LinkedIn profiles about professional experience, social capital, updating knowledge, and non-profesional information. These factors are significantly related to productivity, absenteeism, and the potential for professional development. These findings are discussed in light of their theoretical and practical implications.