TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Baert, Stijn
        TI  - Do They Find You on Facebook? Facebook Profile Picture and Hiring Chances
        PY  - 2015/Dec/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 9584
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp9584
        AB  - We investigate whether the publicly available information on Facebook about job applicants affects employers' hiring decisions. To this end, we conduct a field experiment in which fictitious job applications are sent to real job openings in Belgium. The only characteristic in which these candidates differ is the unique Facebook profile that can be found online with their name. Candidates with the most beneficial Facebook picture obtain approximately 39% more job interview invitations compared to candidates with the least beneficial picture. In addition, we find suggestive evidence for a higher effect of Facebook profile picture appearance on hiring chances when candidates are highly educated and when recruiters are female.
        KW  - personality
KW  - Internet
KW  - Facebook
KW  - screening
KW  - hiring
KW  - attractiveness
        ER  -