The uniqueness effect in selection interviews

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_4EA9ACBC4809
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
The uniqueness effect in selection interviews
Journal
Journal of Personnel Psychology
Author(s)
Roulin  N., Bangerter  A., Yerly  E.
ISSN
1866-5888 (Print)
2190-5150 (Online)
ISSN-L
1866-5888
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2011
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
10
Number
1
Pages
43-47
Language
english
Abstract
Today's job market is competitive, leading applicants to try and "stand out from the crowd." The job interview is an ideal situation for doing so, for instance by preparing original or unique answers to traditional interview questions. This study tested empirically how an applicant providing a unique answer was evaluated relative to applicants providing qualitatively equivalent but nonunique answers. Applicants providing unique answers obtained higher evaluations and improved their chances to get a job offer. Our results suggest that interviewers may be influenced by the uniqueness of applicants' answers, irrespective of applicants' true abilities to perform on the job.
Keywords
personnel selection, job interview
Create date
31/10/2011 16:20
Last modification date
20/08/2019 14:04
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