THE RELATIONSHIP OF INTERVIEWERs' PREINTERVIEW IMPRESSIONS TO SELECTION AND RECRUITMENT OUTCOMES

Macan, Therese Hoff; Dipboye, Robert L.

doi:10.1111/j.1744-6570.1990.tb00681.x

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“…Although initial impressions can change when more jobrelated information becomes available, they often impact final decisions in interviews (Stewart et al 2008). For instance, interviewers are likely to engage in confirmatory processes by asking questions and evaluating responses in ways that confirm their initial impressions (Derous et al in press;Dougherty et al 1994;Macan and Dipboye 1990). As such, applicant smoking status triggers biases similar to those triggered by the other stigmatizing features such as age, ethnicity, or obesity.…”

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confidence: 94%

Smoking as a Job Killer: Reactions to Smokers in Personnel Selection

Roulin

Bhatnagar

2016

J Bus Ethics

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Decades of tobacco control initiatives have turned public opinion against cigarette smoking. Smokers, once considered glamorous, are now stigmatized in domains including the workplace. Extant literature lacks scrutiny of smoker stigmatization and devaluation within the job selection process, and mechanisms that lead to such outcomes. Using an experimental design, we empirically examine initial reactions to job applicants' smoking behaviors within two samples (N = 122 Canadian business students, and N = 143 online U.S. respondents with hiring experience). We show that initial impressions are significantly worse when job applicants smoke versus do not in a store-based context. Moreover, this effect occurs indirectly through perceived likelihood of engaging in counterproductive work behaviors (and to some extent negative emotions experienced), and is conditional upon respondents' own attitudes towards smoking (particularly within the U.S. sample). These relationships-similar for customer service and inventory management jobs-are indicative of potential biases within the hiring process. Implications of these findings, and the moral dilemmas they raise around the treatment of smokers, are discussed from the ethical perspective of human resource management.

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Section: Findings and Theoretical Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 94%

Smoking as a Job Killer: Reactions to Smokers in Personnel Selection

Roulin

Bhatnagar

2016

J Bus Ethics

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“…Screening and selection of the candidates for the initial job interviews are usually derived from objectively assessed information or 'paper credentials' (Macan and Dipboye, 1990) such as the level of academic performance and the level of participation in extracurricular activities. It is assumed at this stage of the recruitment process that the recruiters do not know and have not seen the candidates.…”

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Job offers of multi-national accounting firms: the effects of emotional intelligence, extra-curricular activities, and academic performance

Chia

2005

Accounting Education

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This study investigates the effects of academic performance, extracurricular activities (ECA) and emotional intelligence (EI) of potential accounting-major graduates on the outcomes of their respective interviewing activities and the number of final job offers given by the multinational Big 5 public accounting firms. The following outcomes are identified: (a) the number of initial job interviews is affected by both a graduate's academic performance and level of participation in ECA; (b) the number of subsequent job interviews is affected by both the number of initial job interviews as well as the level of a graduate's EI; (c) the number of final job offers is affected by the graduate's level of EI and both the number of initial and subsequent job interviews. The results indicate the relevance of EI in the job search process and will also be useful for accounting educators to plan their curricula more effectively to enhance the job placement of their graduates with the Big 5 firms.Emotional intelligence, soft-skill competencies, interviews, job offers,

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“…Because it is likely that in most hiring situations the person conducting the hiring will review information about the candidate prior to the face-to-face interview, as they will do in our study, it is necessary to see what effect this prior information may have on judgments. In previous research, it has been found that interviewers typically form pre-interview impressions or judgments about the candidate that may be hard to change from this prior information (e.g., a resume or application), (Macan and Dipboye 1990). In fact, there is the possibility that interviewers may feel compelled to remain consistent with these prior judgments of the candidate, particularly if those judgments were made public, even if some additional information about the candidate (i.e., pregnancy) gathered in the interview might change their perceptions.…”

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Effects of Applicant Pregnancy on Hiring Decisions and Interview Ratings

Cunningham

Macan

2007

Sex Roles

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The effects of pregnancy on hiring decisions during employment interviews are examined in a United States sample of 210 undergraduate business school students at a Midwestern university. A pregnant applicant was compared to a non-pregnant applicant with identical credentials and interview performance to explore any differences in interviewer ratings of qualifications and hiring by having participants view videotaped interviews. Results show that in spite of being viewed as equally qualified and well-suited for the job, the pregnant applicant received significantly lower hiring recommendation ratings. The pregnant applicant was also rated as more likely to need time off, miss work and quit compared to the nonpregnant applicant, indicating a concern about absenteeism regarding the pregnant applicant.

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THE RELATIONSHIP OF INTERVIEWERs' PREINTERVIEW IMPRESSIONS TO SELECTION AND RECRUITMENT OUTCOMES

Cited by 85 publications

References 39 publications

Smoking as a Job Killer: Reactions to Smokers in Personnel Selection

Smoking as a Job Killer: Reactions to Smokers in Personnel Selection

Job offers of multi-national accounting firms: the effects of emotional intelligence, extra-curricular activities, and academic performance

Effects of Applicant Pregnancy on Hiring Decisions and Interview Ratings

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