To Include, or Not to Include? Accuracy of Personality Judgments from Resumes with and Without Photographs

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serval:BIB_11F3FC0E93AC
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
To Include, or Not to Include? Accuracy of Personality Judgments from Resumes with and Without Photographs
Journal
Swiss Journal of Psychology
Author(s)
Frauendorfer D., Schmid Mast M., Sutter C.
ISSN
1421-0185
Publication state
Published
Issued date
10/2015
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
74
Number
4
Pages
207-215
Language
english
Abstract
We investigate whether adding the applicant's photograph on his/her resume boosts or hampers the accurate assessment of the applicant's personality (Big 5 and intelligence). One hundred and fourteen participants rated 8 applicants (4 men and 4 women) in terms of their personality (Big 5 and intelligence). The design was a 3 (condition: resume with photograph, resume only, and photograph only) x 2 (participant gender) between-subjects design. Results show that in all conditions, personality (with the exception of agreeableness) were assessed at better than guessing level. Adding a photograph to the resume did not change the accuracy of the personality assessment significantly.
Keywords
Resume, Photograph, Personality traits, Accuracy
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