scholarly journals Evaluating Self-Presentation: Gatekeeping Recognition Work in Hiring

2021 ◽  
pp. 174997552110325
Author(s):  
Kobe De Keere
Keyword(s):  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Elicitation Method ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Selection Procedures ◽  
Authentic Self ◽  
Hiring Managers ◽  
Job Selection ◽  
Formal Presentation ◽  
Sport Activities ◽  
Hr Managers

This study investigates how employee gatekeepers decode cultural signals applicants send out during job selection procedures. By focusing on declarative and non-declarative cultural signals such as leisure activities and presentation style, this article examines how recruiters and hiring managers do their gatekeeping recognition work. This is done by in-depth interviewing of 40 HR managers and recruiters, from the cultural and corporate sector in the Netherlands, using a video-elicitation method. The interviews revealed (1) the importance of a fun-factor, (2) that leisure activities not only serve as status markers or indicators for competence but enter as important interactional tools, (3) that gatekeepers look for authentic self-presentation but that this varies between fields and the perceived gender of the candidate. In addition, the comparative design uncovered significant sector variations. Corporate gatekeepers are characterized by the way they decoded sport activities as a signal for a work mentality, valued self-presentation in terms of representativeness and repeatedly relied on competence as an evaluative principle. Cultural gatekeepers, on the other hand, used leisure activities more often as way of cultural matching and were more drawn to a fun-factor while displaying a clear disdain for formal presentation styles.

Self-presentation and gender on social media: an exploration of the expression of “authentic selves”

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaudia Kondakciu ◽  
Melissa Souto ◽  
Linda Tuncay Zayer
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Theoretical Work ◽  
Protective Measure ◽  
Valuable Insight ◽  
Visual Data ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Authentic Self ◽  
Gender Policing ◽  
And Gender

Purpose In response to calls for more research on gender(s) in digital contexts, this paper aims to ask, how do individuals engage in self-presentation of their gender identities on social media? Design/methodology/approach Using a multi-method qualitative approach, this research explores the narratives of 17 Millennials as they negotiate their online gender expressions with a particular focus on the image-based social platforms, Facebook and Instagram. Specifically, in-depth interviews, a collage technique and visual data from informants’ social media pages were analyzed to identify emergent themes. Findings Drawing on the theoretical work of Goffman’s (1971) self-presentation and Butler’s (1999) gender performance, this research highlights a pervading discourse of authenticity or the desire for Millennial social media users to craft and perform a perceived “authentic self” online. This often entails both expressions of gender fluidly and gender policing. Further, four strategies emerge in the data which reveal how individuals negotiate and navigate their gendered self-presentation online, either in an agentic manner or as a protective measure. Originality/value While much research exists on online self-presentation, gender(s) has been under-researched in a digital context. Existing studies examine the content of social media pages (e.g. Facebook profiles or women’s Instagram pages) as it relates to gender, but largely do not explore the lived experiences and narratives of individuals as they negotiate their gendered expressions. In addition, the use of visual data through the collage technique adds valuable insight into how gender is experienced and performed. Findings reveal that while Millennials are often touted as a gender-fluid generation, tensions still exist in online gendered expressions.

scholarly journals Interpersonal perception of LinkedIn profiles and employability / Percepció interpersonal de perfils a LinkedIn i ocupabilitat

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana Del Cerro Ramon ◽  
Cristina Rodríguez-Rivas ◽  
Sara Vidal ◽  
Marta Escabrós ◽  
Ursula Oberst
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Interpersonal Perception ◽  
The Self ◽  
Pilot Studies ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Perceived Employability ◽  
Job Selection ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Traditional Masculinity ◽  
Traditional Femininity

Summary. This paper presents two pilot studies related to the self-presentation of users of the professional social network LinkedIn. The first one looks at the most relevant categories users and observers employ when they assess LinkedIn profiles. The results show that professional and non-professional observers rely on similar aspects of the observable characteristics of these profiles to draw conclusions and form their assessment of a given candidate's employability. However, job selection professionals (recruiters) are more suspicious of profiles than non-professionals. The study concludes that candidates are highly aware of how they have to present themselves in a LinkedIn profile in order to attract the attention of selection professionals. The second pilot study asked whether certain gender roles, namely instrumentality (traditional masculinity) and expressiveness (traditional femininity), were predictors of the perceived employability of candidates, in addition to their competencies, personality and gender. The variable competencies turned out to be the strongest predictor of perceived employability, followed by expressiveness. These results are discussed in relation to changes in gender roles in society overall and in the labour world specifically.Resum.Aquest treball presenta dos estudis pilot en relació a la autopresentació d'usuaris de la xarxa social professional LinkedIn. En el primer s'estudia quines són les categories mes rellevants a l'hora de valorar un perfil de LinkedIn, tant per als usuaris com per a observadors. Els resultats mostren que els observadors professionals i no professionals es basen en aspectes similars pel que fa a característiques observables dels perfils per treure conclusions per a la seva valoració sobre l'ocupabilitat del candidat, però els professionals de la selecció desconfien més dels perfils que els no professionals. Es conclou que els candidats són força conscients sobre com s'han de presentar en un perfil de LinkedIn per atreure l'atenció de professionals de la selecció. El segon estudi pilot es va fer per comprovar si els rols de gènere, en tant instrumentalitat (la tradicional masculinitat) i expressivitat (la tradicional feminitat) eren predictors de l'ocupabilitat percebuda dels candidats, juntament amb les competències, personalitat i sexe. La variable competències es va perfilar com el predictor més fort de l'ocupabilitat percebuda, seguit per l'expressivitat. Es discuteixen aquests resultats en relació als canvis en els rols de gènere en la societat i en el món laboral específicament.

scholarly journals When home becomes a cage: Daily activities, space-time constraints, isolation and the loneliness of older adults in urban environments

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 322-337
Author(s):  
Bohumil Frantál ◽  
Pavel Klapka ◽  
Eva Nováková
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Cultural Events ◽  
Time Space ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Sport Activities ◽  
Spatial Isolation ◽  
Positive Effect

AbstractThe geography of ageing is addressed in this article by providing new empirical evidence about the significant role of daily activities on the perceptions of isolation and loneliness. The developed model of socio-spatial isolation is based on data from time-space diaries and questionnaires completed by older adults living in three cities in the Czech Republic. The study suggests that socio-spatial isolation is a multicomponent (consisting of passivity, isolation and loneliness components), place-dependent and gendered issue. The passivity is significantly associated with the income and leisure sport activities. The isolation can be well predicted by the age, gender and education, and the frequency of work and specific leisure activities, which are constrained by health conditions, financial opportunities and spatial mobility. Particularly trips to nature, sport activities, cultural events, get together with friends, and visits to restaurants have a positive effect on reducing isolation. Women, particularly those who raised more children, more likely feel lonely in old age when family contacts are reduced. Visits to restaurants, shopping malls and cultural events have a positive effect on reducing loneliness. A constrained mobility and higher time consumption for necessary activities also proved to be an age-related and gendered problem. In this respect, policy interventions should seek to improve flexible work opportunities, the digital skills of older people, and the accessibility and safety of public transport with regard to perceived constraints, which is gaining in importance in the Covid-19 era.

scholarly journals Be Yourself: The Relative Importance of Personal and Social Norms for Adolescents’ Self-Presentation on Instagram

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 205630512110338
Author(s):  
Arne Freya Zillich ◽  
Claudia Riesmeyer
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Reference Groups ◽  
Injunctive Norms ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Authentic Self

This article examines the relative importance of personal, descriptive, and injunctive norms for adolescents’ self-presentation on Instagram and analyzes the role of proximal and distal reference groups in norm negotiation. Based on 27 semi-structured interviews with German Instagram users between 14 and 19 years old, we identified four types of adolescents’ self-presentation that differ in terms of norms and referent others: authentic, self-confident, self-staged, and audience-oriented self-presentation. In addition, our study demonstrates that adolescents engage in reflective norm breaches when coping with conflicting self-presentation norms. These results highlight the crucial role of both adolescents themselves and their proximal and distal reference groups for norm negotiation.

scholarly journals The Role of LinkedIn Profile on Hiring Preference: Evidence from Bangladeshi Employers

2021 ◽  
pp. 42-56
Author(s):  
H. M. Nadim Khan
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Independent Components ◽  
Hiring Managers ◽  
Empirical Paper ◽  
Survey Responses

This empirical paper aims to identify the role of LinkedIn, a profession based social networking site (SNS) on overall hiring preference (HP) in Bangladesh. As the independent components, the author considered LinkedIn profile richness (LPR), LinkedIn skill endorsement (LSE) and self-presentation on LinkedIn (SL). The author collected primary data based on 391 survey responses. For descriptive statistics, the author utilized SPSS (version 24) and for examining the hypotheses, he utilized structural equation modeling technique through AMOS 24. After a careful and thorough analysis, it was found that all the independent components have significant positive roles over HP. This empirical paper is expected to be a founding guideline for the jobseekers having active LinkedIn profiles. Further, it can also guide the hiring managers to formulate and implement an efficient social media policy (SMP) for hiring.  

Sport in the underlife of a total institution: Social control and resistance in Canadian prisons

2015 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 598-614 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Norman
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Control ◽  
Small Body ◽  
Total Institution ◽  
Social Significance ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Scholarly Literature ◽  
The World ◽  
Sport Activities

While it is clear from a small body of scholarly literature that sport and physical activity play important roles in the daily lives of many inmates in diverse prison contexts around the world, there remains relatively little research that sociologically explores the significance of these physical practices in correctional environments. This paper helps to address this gap by examining one of the key tensions in prison sport: its deployment by corrections policymakers and administrators as a form of social control and its simultaneous use by prisoners as a vehicle for resistance and subversion. Situating the research in Goffman’s concept of the total institution, the paper explores how prisoners, though stripped of many resources for self presentation and collective subversion, refashion sport activities, materials, and spaces to their own purposes – and, in doing so, how they resist, in a limited fashion, the prison’s social control aims. More broadly, these findings point to the potential social significance of sport and physical activity as vehicles for the limited expression of agency in situations of extreme deprivation or imposing disciplinary regimes.

From first email to first date: Strategies for initiating relationships in online dating

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 3389-3407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liesel L. Sharabi ◽  
Tiffany A. Dykstra-DeVette
Keyword(s):  
Online Dating ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Mate Preferences ◽  
Dating Relationships ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Authentic Self ◽  
Relationship Initiation ◽  
Quantitative Analyses ◽  
Shared Context ◽  
First Contact

The present study explores the relationship initiation process in online dating using participants’ ( N = 105) naturally occurring email messages to a prospective romantic partner. Data were collected online at time one, and participants were recontacted at time two (after meeting their partner offline) to assess the likelihood of continued interaction. A qualitative content analysis uncovered 7 broad categories and 18 subcategories of strategies for initiating relationships in online dating. The analysis indicated that participants’ relationships followed a trajectory that often began with the use of pickup lines to initiate contact and culminated with the transition offline. Along the way, they alternated between strategies for attracting and selecting a partner, constructing an authentic self-presentation, creating a shared context for interaction, revealing and seeking information, and adapting to the online dating environment. Additional quantitative analyses revealed differences in strategy use related to gender and the outcome of the first date. That is, men were generally more direct than women (e.g., by sending the first message), and those who discussed their mate preferences tended to report a higher likelihood of a second date than other participants. The results have implications for the hyperpersonal model, as well as for illuminating the evolution of online dating relationships from the first contact with a partner to meeting offline.

scholarly journals Technology-Based Recruitment and Selection Approaches of an American Multinational Company (AMNC): Practical Implications

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Mussie T. Tessema ◽  
Kiflemariam Abraham ◽  
Jing Han ◽  
Madison Bowe ◽  
Tayler Bug
Keyword(s):  
Job Applicants ◽  
Multinational Company ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Hiring Managers ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Selection Processes ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Recruitment And Selection ◽  
Hr Managers

This study identifies and discusses six technologies that affect recruitment and selection approaches using an American multinational company (AMNC) as a case study. It indicates that technology-based recruitment and selection approaches have had a noticeable impact on the AMNC’s recruitment and selection processes and practices in general, and the three stakeholders (human resource- HR- managers, hiring managers, and job-applicants) in particular. It concludes that the use of technology-based recruitment and selection approaches is not the matter of choice but is a requirement for the success of any company. It also offers the study’s implications and future research directions.

The Place and Role of Leisure Time Activities and School Competitions in Physical Education and their Relations to School Sport

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-49
Author(s):  
Verica Đukić ◽  
Nenad Živanović
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
School Sport ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Sport Activities ◽  
Current Program ◽  
Sports Activities

SummaryTimeliness of this topic is not decreased by the fact that it was a subject of discussion on several symposiums from several aspects the authors opted for. This time, the starting point is the fact that physical education teachers, as a professionally responsible experts in physical education, are obliged to contribute to further discussion on following topics:• Professional understanding of the essence of conceptual and terminological determination of some organizational forms of work in physical education which are implemented as leisure activities and competitions and their relation to what is called school sport or sport activities in the school• Planned and organized orientation of leisure activities and competition functions towards implementation of the common physical education goal.• Compared to the current curricula or sport orientation, what is the scale of educational features of these forms (leisure activities and competitions), which trendier in the practice• To what extent is interest of teachers and students one of the assumptions for such organization of leisure activities and competitions to enable rational and efficient fulfilment of students’ leisure time.The First part of this paper presents the statues of leisure activities and competitions in current program concept of physical education in the schools, and aforementioned issues as a subject of professional public permanent interest. As school sport and relation with leisure activities and competition are concerned, some opinions of distinguished experts form higher education institutions were expressed, which were quoted in this paper supporting views of most pedagogists in the school system.Sports and school sport activities similarities and differences represented in the charts.The second part of the paper presents the results of two questionnaires where one is related to the institutional position of sports activities in the school, organization, type and competition system, as well as the rope and obligation of the teacher in implementation of the sports activities in the school. The other questionnaire presents the result of some of the educational values of the competition within the school sport.

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