The Effects of Interviewers' Attributional and Reasoning Styles on Hiring Decisions

This research replicated and extended the work of Struthers, Colwill, and Perry (1992) on decision making and reasoning in the interviewing process. Interview transcripts which varied the candidate's past work history, as well as the locus and stability of the stated reason for leaving the prev...

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Published in:Journal of applied social psychology 1997-07, Vol.27 (13), p.1195-1208
Main Authors: De Faria, Juliana Renault Pradez, Yoder, Carol Y.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Candidates
Colwill, N.L
Decision making
Evaluation
Interviews
Perry, R.P
Reasoning
Recruitment
Struthers, W.C
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Summary:This research replicated and extended the work of Struthers, Colwill, and Perry (1992) on decision making and reasoning in the interviewing process. Interview transcripts which varied the candidate's past work history, as well as the locus and stability of the stated reason for leaving the previous job, were used as stimuli. Participants rated the likelihood they would hire or reject that candidate for a hypothetical position, as well as their hopefulness and expectations about the candidate's future success. Work history had the greatest impact on interviewers' perception of a candidate, although other attributional inferences were used especially when candidates were viewed favorably.
ISSN:0021-9029
1559-1816
DOI:10.1111/j.1559-1816.1997.tb01801.x