This engaging and thought-provoking text introduces the main techniques, theories,
research and debates in personnel selection, helping students and practitioners to identify …

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 …

To date there have been no direct studies of how strong negative information from sources
outside of organizations' direct control impacts job seekers' organizational attraction. This …

In light of the organizational need to obtain talented personnel, an appropriate evaluation of
applicant behaviour in the selection interview is crucial. Extending past research on …

This study explores (1) the effects that three kinds of applicant defensive impression
management (IM) tactics (apologies, justifications, and excuses) have on interviewer …

• Establishing the predictive validity of a selection method can present many conceptual and
practical problems. The validation process may take several years, and piloting is essential.• …

Interviewee impression management has been a long-standing concern in the interview
literature. Yet recent insights into the impact of impression management on interviewee …

What do investors ask of the fund manager? Naturally investors want him or her to make
them money. Yet, how can they infer from the fund manager's track record the chances of …

The aim of the study presented in this thesis was to understand how 16-19 year old students
within three different types of educational institution, approached the process of having to …

Originally termed" Industrial-Organizational Psychology (I/O)," practitioners of this specialty
emanate from varying backgrounds in business-psychology related fields. Although it was …