Influence of company Facebook activities on recruitment success

Dimitri Golovko and Jan H. Schumann

Journal of Business Research, 2019, vol. 104, issue C, 161-169

Abstract: Social networking sites (SNSs), such as Facebook, have become a significant part of the employee-recruitment process; many companies use SNSs to achieve their recruitment goals. However, studies on recruitment practices or social media influence have not examined the effect of recruitment activities using SNSs on recruitment success. This study fills this gap by analyzing the impact of various company activities on recruitment success using the vector autoregressive model (VAR). Results demonstrate that, on Facebook, company posts with a general focus, as well as posts containing work or recruitment information, have a positive impact on recruitment success. The authors provide human resources (HR) managers with recommendations on how to shape successful employment marketing campaigns using Facebook as an element of a modern HR multichannel strategy. The authors recommend proactive and permanent engagement on Facebook while simultaneously using traditional channels.

Keywords: Social media; Social networking sites; Recruitment practices; Recruitment success; Multichannel strategy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.06.029

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