Can mock interviewers' personalities influence their personality ratings of applicants?
The authors examined individual difference and self-regulatory variables to understand how an interviewer rates a candidate's personality. Participants were undergraduate students at a large midwestern university in the United States who completed measures of individual differences, read an employment interview transcript involving a candidate applying for a customer service job, and rated the candidate's personality. Participants' agreeableness, social skills, and communion striving were positively associated with their ratings of the candidate's helpfulness and obedience. The authors provide a foundation for further research on interviewer effectiveness and the processes underlying the employment interview.
Hilliard
Thomas
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University of Missouri-St. Louis, MO 63121, USA.
Macan
Therese
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007586:Job Application; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality / Q000502:physiology*; D010552:Personality Assessment; D014481:United States