'Don't ask - Please tell': Selection privacy from two perspectives

The privacy concerns of applicants have received much attention. However, l ittle is known about the type of information co-workers need and desire abo ut applicants. This research examined the issue of privacy and selection fa irness from the perspectives of potential applicants and their prospective co-workers. Results showed that employees want to know about controllable, negative and interpersonal items concerning applicants. Also, items seen as most invasive by potential applicants were the same items that, as co-work ers, they least wanted to know. However, in some cases, individuals were in terested in knowing information that they would be reluctant to reveal as a pplicants.