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Informed Consent
You are invited to participate in our social media survey. We are a group of industrial-organizational psychology graduate students at the Florida Institute of Technology.
It will take approximately 20 minutes to complete the questionnaire.
In this survey, organization members will be asked to answer questions about social media websites, which are defined as online communities consisting of individuals with similar interests. Common examples include Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. We are specifically looking for organization members who are involved in the hiring process.
These social media websites are growing in use and importance. We are interested in understanding what types of information employers hope to acquire by using social media information when making hiring decisions.
Your participation in this study is completely voluntary. There are no foreseeable risks associated with this project. However, if you feel uncomfortable answering any questions, you can withdraw from the survey at any point. It is very important for us to learn your opinions.
Your survey responses will be strictly confidential and data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate. Your information will be coded and will remain confidential to the maximum extent allowed by the law. As an online study, there is a very small risk that information will be intercepted by a third party.
If you have questions at any time about the survey or the procedures, you may contact Michael Beverage, the investigator of this study, at [email protected]. Information involving the conduct and review of research involving humans may be obtained from the Chairman of the Institutional Review Board of the Florida Institute of Technology, Dr. Lisa Steelman at 321-768-8000.
Understand that participation is voluntary. Refusal to participate will have not penalty or loss of benefits to which your are otherwise entitled. Thank you very much for your time and support. Please start with the survey now by clicking on the Continue button below.
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| Please answer the following demographic questions. |
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| Which of the follow best describes the industry your organization works in? |
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| What is your role in the company? |
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| Describe the size of your organization |
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| Does your organization have a social media website? |
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| What percent of your employees work from home or telecommute? |
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| Where in the United States is your organization located? |
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| Is your organization public or private? |
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| Have you or other members of your organization ever used information from social media websites when making hiring decisions? |
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| Please answer the following questions on social media website. |
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| If you do use information from the internet as part of your screening process, which online sites do you most rely on (Select all that apply)? |
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| When using social media, what type of information are you initially looking for? |
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| When using social media, what is the first thing you tend to look for or notice about the applicant? | | |
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| What resume information makes you more likely to search for social media information? | | |
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| Are applicant profiles with high privacy settings viewed as good or bad for the applicant? |
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| If able, recall a particular incidence of an applicant being selected due to social media or an internet background search? | | |
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| If able, recall a particular incidence of an applicant NOT being selected due to social media or internet background search? | | |
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| Are there certain “red flags” that you find across applicants? | | |
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| If social media users have strict privacy settings, do you assume they are trying to hide something? |
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| If so, what do you think they are hiding? | | |
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| If you use social media to screen all candidates, how are the candidates without social media pages compared to those that do have them? | | |
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| In what ways is social media information distinct or useful from other job applicant information? | | |
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| Would you still use social media information if you knew there was a strong negative applicant reaction to this process? |
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| How often do you use social media websites when deciding whether or not to hire job applicants? |
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| How often do you use internet background searches when deciding whether or not to hire job applicants? |
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| Should applicants be held accountable for pictures and comments that others post on their social media pages? |
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| On a scale from 1 to 5, how useful are social media websites in getting at applicant abilities? |
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| How many of your competitors do you think are using social media information? |
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| Can social media websites influence starting salary? |
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| How often does your organization document their actions when using social media information? |
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