Analysis of HR consultants and French recruiters activity on LinkedIn. In between work resource and quest of identity development
Journal Title: ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies - Year 2016, Vol 9, Issue 2
Abstract
This article investigates usage of LinkedIn by HR professionals. Based on twelve HR consultants and recruiters interviews, LinkedIn usage analysis highlights that this tool is used in a mix of private and professional practices. It sheds a light on the tension of using LinkedIn as a business tool versus LinkedIn as a tool to develop personal projects. Using LinkedIn in a professional context implies following norms and guidelines that impact user freedom. As a consequence, this prevents user from benefiting from all LinkedIn developmental capabilities. Eventually, our results stress the need for an individual to use LinkedIn as a reflective practitioner. This should be done in the light of building purpose to professional activities and accommodating functional usage with strategic practices.
Authors and Affiliations
Doctorante Hélène HOBLINGRE KLEIN| Université de Strasbourg FRANCE, Professeur des Universités Jacques AUDRAN| INSA de Strasbourg FRANCE, Maître de conférences Emmanuelle CHEVRY PEBAYLE| IUT Robert Schuman de Strasbourg FRANCE
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP9223
- DOI -
- Views 417
- Downloads 22
The internal communication policy adopted by the Moroccan SMEs in a global context
In Morocco, the investment in professional communication still suffers from signs of neglect in relation to middleincome countries. While it is natural to communicate with his customers, as it seems difficult or unn...
The Relevance of People’s Attitudes Towards Freedom of Expression in a Changing Media Environment
The article outlines arguments for the relevance of people’s attitudes towards freedom of expression: It is a fundamental principle of democracy that if a virtue does not receive support from the population, it will...
The solidarity economy: a possible revival of the European Union?
The European Union is in crisis. Economic crisis, but also political crisis and symbolic crisis: the citizens distrust Europe which does not have clear project anymore Our hypothesis is that the solidarity economy can...
The screens of the sacred or the religious imaginary of Television
The success of technical and communicational system of television, for more than fifty years, is probably due to the fact that it succeeded in replacing the religious. We will show that it renews liturgies, rites of po...
A plural approach of the urban reception process
The aim of this paper is to develop a plural methodological approach (empirical and experimental), whose goal is to understand the process of meaning construction of urban spaces, in users minds.