Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
1-2009
Abstract
The current study tested whether candidates' ability to identify the targeted interview dimensions fosters their interview success as well as the interviews' convergent and discriminant validity. Ninety-two interviewees participated in a simulated structured interview developed to measure three different dimensions. In line with the hypotheses, interviewees who were more proficient at identifying the targeted dimensions received better evaluations. Furthermore, interviewees' ability to identify these evaluation criteria accounted for substantial variance in predicting their performance even after controlling for cognitive ability. Finally, the interviewer ratings showed poor discriminant and convergent validity. However, we found some support for the hypothesis that the quality of the interviewer ratings improves when one only considers ratings from questions for which interviewees had correctly identified the intended dimensions.
Discipline
Human Resources Management | Organizational Behavior and Theory
Research Areas
Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources
Publication
Human Performance
Volume
22
Issue
4
First Page
355
Last Page
374
ISSN
0895-9285
Identifier
10.1080/08959280903120295
Publisher
Taylor & Francis (Routledge): STM, Behavioural Science and Public Health Titles / Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Citation
MELCHERS, Klaus G.; KLEHE, Ute Christine; RICHTER, Gerald M.; KLEINMANN, Martin; KONIG, Cornelius J.; and LIEVENS, Filip.
"I know what you want to know": The impact of interviewees' ability to identify criteria on interview performance and construct-related validity. (2009). Human Performance. 22, (4), 355-374.
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https://doi.org/10.1080/08959280903120295