How Interviewees Consider Content and Context Cues to Person-Organization Fit

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1-2013

Journal / Book Title

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Abstract

The interview is an ideal opportunity for job candidates to assess their fit with potential employers. While research shows that candidates' perceptions of person-organization (PO) fit lead to important outcomes, fewer studies explore how such perceptions are formed. A policy-capturing study modeled how job candidates detect and interpret cues from the interview to inform their determinations of PO fit. A total of 213 participants read a series of vignettes representing interview scenarios, and rated each in terms of his/her perceived PO fit. Evidence showed that participants considered context factors (interview procedure practices and interviewer behaviors) more than the values-relevant content of interview questions when assessing their level of PO fit.

DOI

10.1111/ijsa.12039

Published Citation

Kutcher, E.J., Bragger, J.D. and Masco, J.L. (2013), Interviewee Person–Organization Fit. Int J Select Assess, 21: 294-308. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsa.12039

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