How accurate are recruiters' first impressions of applicants in employment interviews?

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serval:BIB_DE7822B5036A
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
How accurate are recruiters' first impressions of applicants in employment interviews?
Journal
International Journal of Selection and Assessment
Author(s)
Schmid Mast M., Bangerter A., Bulliard C., Aerni G.
ISSN
0965-075X
Publication state
Published
Issued date
06/2011
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
19
Number
2
Pages
198-208
Language
english
Abstract
The ability of recruiters and laypersons (students) to detect applicant personality traits and deception was studied. Participants viewed mock videotapes of target applicants answering interview questions. They subsequently judged the applicants' personality on the Big Five dimensions. Then, they viewed another videotape with other applicants presenting themselves either truthfully or not, and subsequently guessed which version was truthful. Personality judgments were compared with targets' self-assessments and peer assessments to create an accuracy score. Both recruiters and students accurately detected applicants' global personality profile. Recruiters were better at this than students. However, students were better at judging the specific traits of openness, extraversion, and conscientiousness, whereas recruiters only accurately detected openness. Recruiters detected lies above chance whereas students did not.
Keywords
Person-organization fit, Zero-acquaintance, Structured interviews, Management tactics, Thin slices, Selection, Judgment, Validity, Behavior, Meta-analysis
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