Effects of preinterview beliefs on applicants' reactions to campus interviews

Article Abstract:

This study explored whether applicants' preinterview job beliefs affected their interview behavior and postinterview reactions. I obtained 106 pre- and postinterview applicant surveys and audiotapes of 24 interviews. Results indicated that applicants' preinterview expectancies correlated positively with their impression management tactics, confirmatory questions, and perceptions of recruiters. Perceptions of recruiters partially mediated pre- to postinterview job-belief relationships. Job-knowledge confidence and the expected total number of job offers moderated effects of preinterview beliefs on confirmatory questions. Research and practical implications are discussed. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

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Recruiters' and applicants' reactions to campus interviews and employment decisions

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The relationship between college placement interviews and subsequent employment decisions by organizations and applicants has received scant research attention. In a longitudinal field study, we found that applicants' job choices were related to their postinterview intentions. However, organizations' job offer decisions were not related to recruiters' postinterview intentions or to their perceptions of applicants' intentions. The results offered general support for the applicability of the theory of reasoned action to the recruitment process. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Decision-making, Decision making, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes

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