Backlash for high self‐promotion at hiring depends on candidates' gender and age

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Title
Backlash for high self‐promotion at hiring depends on candidates' gender and age
Journal
International Journal of Selection and Assessment
Author(s)
Krings Franciska, Manoharan Saranya, Mendes de Oliveira Alissone
ISSN
0965-075X
1468-2389
Publication state
Published
Issued date
23/11/2022
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Language
english
Abstract
Previous research has shown that evaluators react negatively to intense, high levels of self‐promotion during the interview, in particular when displayed by female candidates, presumably because these behaviors violate the female gender stereotype of being modest and putting others first. We expand this focus on a single social category and examine the joint effects of gender and age on reactions to high self‐promotion/low modesty, as both gender and age stereotypes contain normative expectations regarding assertiveness and umility. Results of our experimental study point out two groups at risk of backlash, older women and younger men. While both older female and younger male candidates engaging in high self‐promotion were seen as competent, they were regarded as less interpersonally warm, received lower interview performance ratings, and were less likely to be hired. These esults provide evidence for the importance of applying an intersectional lens on the effects of self‐promotion at hiring. Their implications for theory and practice as well as recommendations for future research are discussed.
Keywords
Management of Technology and Innovation, Strategy and Management, General Psychology, Applied Psychology, General Business, Management and Accounting
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