Facebook May Help Employers Predict Potential Job Performance

By Karla Robinson
February 22, 2012

A forthcoming study from the Journal of Applied Social Psychology shows that Facebook profiles can actually be a good way for employers to judge potential employees because online personalities fairly represent the real you.
Unlike LinkedIn, Facebook is not strictly professional but shows a full view of the person.
Hiring specialists used to just use social networks to eliminate candidates who were doing something inappropriate but social media is now useful in evaluating potential work performance.
“Who received the highest scores? Raters favored students who traveled, had more friends and showed interest in many hobbies. In other words, raters favored the well-rounded users. And those ‘partying’ photos didn’t count against the user — rather, raters believed that users who socialized were more likely to be extroverted and friendly,” reports ReadWriteWeb.

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