Mentor/s
Dr. Clotilde Dudley-Smith Dr. Brian Stiltner Dr. Suzanne Deschenes
Participation Type
Poster
Abstract
The Human Resources department as we know now is not the same as the one the one that existed twenty years ago. Today, an organization’s Human Resources department focuses on hiring candidates that are skilled and able to adapt to the organization’s unique culture and values. Twenty years ago, the Human Resources department focused on compliance and legalities alone (Ohio University, n.d.). With a shift from processes and procedures to the employees and culture of the organization, it becomes clear why professional social networking websites such as LinkedIn and Indeed.com are becoming popular forms of applying for jobs and for the recruitment and selection processes. Advantages such as a large pool of possibilities and a lack of restriction on the location of the opportunity truly make professional networking websites appealing. However, are these professional social networking websites sufficient in aiding applicants, specifically, undergraduate students in finding internships and full-time job opportunities? Should the use of these websites be strongly encouraged?
College and Major available
College of Health Professions, Health Science, Welch College of Business, Management
Location
University Commons
Start Day/Time
4-20-2018 1:00 PM
End Day/Time
4-20-2018 3:00 PM
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Prize Categories
Best Multidisciplinary Research or Collaboration, Most Scholarly Impact or Potential, Most Meaningful
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University Commons
The Human Resources department as we know now is not the same as the one the one that existed twenty years ago. Today, an organization’s Human Resources department focuses on hiring candidates that are skilled and able to adapt to the organization’s unique culture and values. Twenty years ago, the Human Resources department focused on compliance and legalities alone (Ohio University, n.d.). With a shift from processes and procedures to the employees and culture of the organization, it becomes clear why professional social networking websites such as LinkedIn and Indeed.com are becoming popular forms of applying for jobs and for the recruitment and selection processes. Advantages such as a large pool of possibilities and a lack of restriction on the location of the opportunity truly make professional networking websites appealing. However, are these professional social networking websites sufficient in aiding applicants, specifically, undergraduate students in finding internships and full-time job opportunities? Should the use of these websites be strongly encouraged?
