USE OF INTERNET SEARCHES IN RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PROCESSES Understanding cybervetting in the context of recruitment agencies in Croatia

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Abstract Essay/Thesis: 30 hp Program and/or course: Strategic Human Resource Management and Labour Relations Level: Second Cycle Semester/year: St/At/2017 Supervisor: Anna Hedenus Examiner: Kristina Håkansson Report No: xx (not to be filled in by the student/students) Keyword: xx Purpose: The general objective of this study is to unfold the practice behind the use of cybervetting in the selection and recruitment processes and to discuss this in relation to reliability, ethics and different recruitment approaches. Theory: This study examines cybervetting practices from the point of person-environment (P-E) fit theory and competence based recruitment. Method: Qualitative methods; individual structured interviews and participant observations Result: Cybervetting has been used in recruitment agencies in Croatia on an irregular basis. Even though the practice is conducted irregularly, the empirical findings suggest that recruiters are mostly not aware of the fact that they often do engage in cybervetting. Cybervetting practices further differ depending on the recruitment approach used