Less Isn’t More: Structure in Employment Interviews
Topic: Interviewing, Selection Publication: Personnel Psychology (SPRING 2011) Article: Is more structure really better? A comparison of frame-of-reference training and descriptively anchored rating...
View ArticlePutting U in Unique in Selection Interviews: Understanding how being unique...
Topic: Selection, Interviewing Publication: Personnel Psychology Article: The uniqueness effect in selection interviews Authors: N. Roulin, A. Bangerter, & E. Yerly Reviewed By: Jade Peters [Read...
View ArticleThe Curious Case of Recruiters
Topic: Interviewing, Selection Publication: International Journal of Selection and Assessment (JUN 2011) Article: How Accurate are Recruiters’ First Impressions of Applicants in Employment Interviews?...
View ArticleFollow the Yellow Brick Road: the Path to the Understanding Interview Constructs
Topic: Interviewing, Selection, Human Resources Publication: International Journal of Selection and Assessment (March, 2011) Article: An Empirical Review of the Employment Interview Construct...
View ArticleSuccessful Strategies for Job Interviewing (IO Psychology)
Topic: Interviewing Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology (NOV 2011) Article: Managing and Creating an Image in the Interview: The Role of Interviewee Initial Impressions Authors: B. W. Swider, M....
View ArticleAre cognitive ability tests insulting your applicants? (IO Psychology)
Topic: Organizational Justice, Fairness, Interviewing, Assessment, Selection Publication: Personnel Psychology (WINTER 2011) Article: Status and organizational entry: How organizational and individual...
View ArticleDistracted Interviewing: The Case of Facial Scars (IO Psychology)
Topic: Interviewing, Fairness Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology (MAR 2012) Article: Discrimination Against Facially Stigmatized Applicants in Interviews: An Eye-Tracking and Face-to-Face...
View ArticleWhy Are You Asking Me This? Investigating Reactions to Puzzle Interviews (IO...
Topic: Interviewing, Selection Publication: Journal of Applied Social Psychology Article: Why Are Manhole Covers Round? A Laboratory Study of Reactions to Puzzle Interviews (in press) Authors: Chris W....
View ArticleStrike a Pose! (IO Psychology)
Topic: Interviewing Publication: Psychological Science (2010) Article: Power posing: Brief nonverbal displays affect neuroendocrine levels and risk tolerance Authors: Dana R. Carney, Amy J.C. Cuddy,...
View ArticleShould Your Spouse Interview for You? (IO Psychology)
How well can your spouse sing your praises? Well enough to help you get that job you’ve always wanted? This article discussed the ethical and legal issues surrounding spousal interviews for employment....
View ArticleHow Prospective Employees Judge Fit With An Organization
What matters most: what you say or what you do? If you are an interviewer, it turns out that what you do – your behaviors, as well as the actual interview process – has more impact. Candidates want to...
View ArticleRelationship Between Situational Demands and Job Performance
Most people are able to learn the situational demands of different environments and apply them appropriately. The job selection process, with its involved interviews and situational tests, is a...
View ArticleInterview Reliability: Statistics vs. Personal Experience
From a statistical point of view, a perfectly reliable interview is one in which interviewees and interviewers react identically to identical situations: interviewees answer the same question the same...
View ArticleHow a Structured Employment Interview Can Make a Difference
When structured properly, a job interview can help predict various aspects of employee performance even better than cognitive and personality tests. A new study examines how a Structured Employment...
View ArticleInterviews: How to Identify a Deceptive Job Candidate
The applicant interview is crucial in finding the perfect candidate for a given position. But what happens when applicants use deceptive impression management to weasel their way into a job. A new...
View ArticleHow Job Interviewers’ Selling Orientation Impacts Their Judgment
Job interviewers often have two goals in mind when meeting an applicant: Evaluating the candidate’s fit for the company and the position, and selling the company’s benefits to the prospective employee....
View ArticleThe Role of Storytelling in Effective Structured Job Interviews
Structured job interviews often include behavioral questions, where the applicant is supposed to talk about a time when he demonstrated a particular skill or ability. Storytelling is an important...
View ArticleThe Strange Story Behind Situational Judgment Tests: What Do They Really...
Normally, job applicants are given questions and they must supply the answers. For example, “What kind of animal would you be?”, and the job applicant says, “Hairy fungus beetle.” However, new research...
View ArticleDoes Rude Treatment by Interviewers Affect Job Searching Motivation?
Securing a good job can be tough in today’s economy. Have you ever had a job interviewer behave rudely toward you? Did it lower your interest in pursuing future opportunities? Consider new research...
View ArticleRapport Building on Job Interviews: How Much Does It Matter?
You are ready for the job interview. You have all of the right answers to all of the difficult questions, including the one about escaping the blender if you were a pencil. Yet strangely, the first...
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