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dc.contributor.authorKogstad, Annette Løver
dc.contributor.authorRoulund, Ann Kristin
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-18T08:45:16Z
dc.date.available2018-12-18T08:45:16Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2578019
dc.descriptionMasteroppgave(MSc) in Master of Science in Leadership and Organizational Psychology - Handelshøyskolen BI, 2018
dc.description.abstractLinkedIn is a widely popular professional networking site across the world, and represents an increasingly used tool in the recruitment process. The platform contains valuable information about potential candidates with regards to their education and work experience, and often more dynamic and relational information than the traditional resume. This study aims to narrow the gap between current practices of inferring candidate characteristics and traits using LinkedIn and the research thereof, by assessing the accuracy of such inferences with regards to personality traits. The sample of raters in this study consisted of people both with and without professional recruitment experience. The results support that it is possible to infer two out of the Big Five personality traits, namely openness to experience and extraversion, and that extraversion can be more accurately inferred than openness to experience. Further, the results suggests that recruitment professionals are not better at judging personality than laypeople. This study highlights the importance of constructing valid and standardized methods for information collection on LinkedIn, to ensure a fair and accurate evaluation of candidates.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherHandelshøyskolen BInb_NO
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dc.subjectorganisasjonspsykologi
dc.subjectleadership
dc.subjectorganizational psychology
dc.titleRisky Business: Assessing Personality Through LinkedInnb_NO
dc.typeMaster thesisnb_NO


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