Recruitment Outcomes Research Articles

The Mediating Role of Credibility and Satisfaction in Social Media Recruitment Outcomes

The growing popularity of social media has encouraged recruitment managers to adopt social media recruitment. The study aims to investigate the relationship between social media recruitment (SMR) and recruitment outcomes (ROs), encompassing both pre-hire and post-hire stages. The research study also aims to examine whether the relationship between SMR intention and ROs is mediated by credibility and satisfaction (CS). The growing strategy of SMRs encouraged recruiters to use social media in the recruitment process. However, there is a need to investigate the mediating role of CS between SMR and the ROs. This study provides a strong emphasis on communicating accurate and sufficient information on hiring organizations to the applicants which will facilitate the achievement of expected good recruitment outcomes. Data has been collected from the human resource professionals in Iligan City to Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. Data was analyzed through structural equation modelling. The results of the study revealed that there is a significant relationship between SMR and ROs, particularly for pre-hire and post-hire outcomes. The results also demonstrated that CS serves as a mediator in the correlation between SMR intention and ROs.

The use of qualitative methods in venous thromboembolism research

IntroductionQualitative research has been increasingly used in health care research to allow in‐depth insights and understanding of patients’ lived experiences for poorly understood phenomena. The psychological stress mechanisms underlying fear, dyspnea, and pain after venous thromboembolism (VTE) remain poorly understood. However, novice VTE researchers may not be familiar with the process of undertaking qualitative research. ObjectiveThe aim of this article is to describe the planning, methodology and execution of qualitative methods, using the example of patients’ lived experiences during and after the diagnosis of VTE. We discuss challenges and solutions in implementing qualitative research methods in health care research. MethodsPatients were recruited from the emergency department and clinic using in‐person and phone contact. We used both in‐person and video format to interview 24 patients. Interviews were guided by a set of questions to be explored but conducted to elucidate unique thoughts and opinions from patients. ResultsFor recruitment, “cold‐calling” was found to be largely unsuccessful. Many patients have preexisting diagnoses of anxiety and depression. Video interviews were found to be at least as effective as in‐person interviews. Interviews revealed unique post‐VTE experiences from all participants, with a wide range of impact on quality of life. Themes that were most common included perceptions of physician communication, fear of recurrence, and concerns of death. ConclusionA qualitative research approach can reveal individual experiences and psychosocial impact in patients diagnosed with VTE, which allow the researchers to better comprehend the complexity of this phenomenon and its impact in health care.

Study Protocol: A Six-Session Mindfulness-Based Training to Support Weight Management in Hispanics Post Bariatric Surgery – Lessons Learned From a Pilot Study

ObjectivesObjective: To evaluate the recruitment, retention, and acceptability of a mindfulness-based group intervention to support weight management in Hispanics after bariatric surgery. Background: Mindfulness-based approaches may support improvement of problematic eating behaviors post- bariatric surgery. Such approaches have been explored with promising results in Non-Hispanic; however their impact on bariatric clients of Hispanic origin has not been investigated. The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the feasibility of a six-session mindfulness-based training for bariatric clients of Hispanic origin. MethodsThis was an intervention-one group pre/post-test pilot study. Participants were Hispanics (≥ 21 years), who had surgery 12–36 months prior to baseline. Recruitment was over a one-month period, through flyers available in a dietetics practice and through snowball sampling. Interested individuals were screened via telephone. Group training was delivered over six consecutive weeks, participants were asked to complete four questionnaires including: Perceived Stress Questionnaire, Acceptance and Committed Action-II Questionnaire, Intuitive Eating Scale-2, and Short-Form Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire at baseline, week six, and ten. A group exit interview was conducted on week six. Incentives and refreshments were provided at each meeting, training was free of charge. ResultsFor recruitment in the first cohort, 60 people screened, 55 (92%) were eligible and 7 (13%) consented, meeting the recruitment objective of 7–10 participants. Out of the eligible, 42 (76%) were willing but not able at this time. There was 100% participation in all sessions and assessment visits which exceeded the adherence criteria of attendance at 4/6 sessions. Three participants were recruited from flyers, four from snowball sampling. ConclusionsThis pilot study was feasible; Hispanics were willing to participate, retention and adherence was at a maximum. Multiple sources for recruitment could increase the efficacy of the recruitment. Funding SourcesNone.

Recruitment methods, recruitment outcomes and information credibility and sufficiency

PurposeRecruiters’ decision to use recruitment methods (RMs) depends on several expected outcomes such as number applications, quality of applicants, speed of filling up vacancy, post joining job performance, absenteeism, commitment and satisfaction of the applicants. RMs may vary from each other in terms of its capability to communicate different type of information. The current research aims at exploring recruiter's intention to use RMs like job advertisement (JA), online recruitment (OLR) and social media in reference to several recruitment outcomes (ROs). Further, the role of information credibility and sufficiency (ICS) on recruiter's intention to use has been studied.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 242 recruiters from the manufacturing and service sector of India. The survey instrument consists of RMs, recruitment outcome and credibility and satisfaction that are identified following the theory of planned behavior (TPB). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used for a simultaneous assessment of overall and specific elements of measurement validity and reliability. Structural equation modeling (SEM) is used to test the hypothesized model.FindingsThe result shows that RMs significantly relates with ROs. In detail, social media recruitment (SMR) significantly relates with pre ROs and post ROs; OLR significantly relates with pre ROs and post ROs and JA significantly relates post ROs. Only JA insignificantly relates with pre ROs. The result also supports the hypothesis that ICS acts as a mediator between the influences of RMs on ROs.Research limitations/implicationsThe result of the study has important theoretical and managerial implications. The theoretical implication is explained from the perspective of signaling theory (ST) and elaboration likelihood model (ELM) theory.Originality/valueThe study is unique as multiple RMs have been studied with reference to both pre and post ROs using the data collected from the recruiters.

Indigenous Participation in Information Technology Project: Achievements and Challenges of the First Three Years

Abstract In 2002 the Faculty of Information Technology at the University of Technology Sydney began a major initiative to improve the participation of Indigenous Australians in the Information Technology (IT) sector. This followed an initial study which showed that very few Indigenous students undertook studies in IT at university and therefore few found employment as IT professionals. As a result of the new programme, the Faculty’s first Indigenous staff were hired, an Indigenous resource centre was established and the first postgraduate students recruited. In addition, an IT tertiary preparation short course, the Indigenous Pre-IT Program, was launched successfully, the Faculty’s first Indigenous-specific course. With the project, Indigenous student enrolments have increased, mainly as part of the Pre-IT Program and as a result of recruitment of undergraduates from amongst successful Pre-IT Program students. However, retention of undergraduates recruited via special admission provisions has proved difficult despite attempts to secure scholarships and to provide academic support. This paper traces the development of the project and analyses the achievements and challenges in the first three years.