Job type and recruiters' inferences of applicant personality drawn from resume biodata : Their relationships with hiring recommendations
Journal
International Journal of Selection and Assessment
ISSN
0965-075X
ISSN-Digital
1468-2389
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2004-12-01
Author(s)
Cole, Michael
;
Feild, Hubert S.
;
Giles, William F.
;
Harris, Stanley G.
Abstract
Using data collected from 244 recruiters who reviewed resumes and made dispositional inferences and hiring recommendations for 122 entry-level job applicants, we found that type of job opening (Holland's Conventional vs. Enterprising jobs) moderated relationships between recruiter inferences of applicant personality traits and recruiter judgments of applicant employability. Results showed Conscientiousness correlated with employability ratings for Conventional jobs (e.g., accounting) while extraversion was most associated with employability ratings for Enterprising jobs (e.g., marketing).
Language
English
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Blackwell
Publisher place
Oxford
Volume
12
Number
4
Start page
363
End page
367
Pages
5
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
19800
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