Initial Evaluations in the Interview: Relationships with Subsequent Interviewer Evaluations and Employment Offers

被引:74
作者
Barrick, Murray R. [1 ]
Swider, Brian W. [1 ]
Stewart, Greg L. [2 ]
机构
[1] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Management, Mays Business Sch, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
[2] Univ Iowa, Dept Management, Tippie Sch Business, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA
关键词
employment interview; self-presentation tactics; impression management; rapport building; first impression; SELECTION; VALIDITY; DECISION; CONSEQUENCES; PERCEPTIONS; TACTICS; RATINGS; FIT;
D O I
10.1037/a0019918
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
The authors of this study examine how evaluations made during an early stage of the structured interview (rapport building) influence end of interview scores, subsequent follow-up employment interviews, and actual internship job offers. Candidates making better initial impressions received more internship offers (r = .22) and higher interviewer ratings (r = .42). As predicted, initial evaluations of candidate competence extend beyond liking and similarity to influence subsequent interview outcomes from the same interviewer (Delta R-2 = .05), from a separate interviewer (Delta R-2 = .05), and from another interviewer who skipped rapport building (Delta R-2 = .05). In contrast, assessments of candidate liking and similarity were not significantly related to other judgments when ratings were provided by different interviewers. The findings of this study thus indicate that initial impressions of candidates influence employment outcomes, and that they may be based on useful judgments of candidate competence that occur in the opening minutes of the structured interview.
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页码:1163 / 1172
页数:10
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