Employment interview perceptions scale

  1. Pamela Alonso
  2. Silvia Moscoso
Journal:
Revista de psicología del trabajo y de las organizaciones = Journal of work and organizational psychology

ISSN: 1576-5962

Year of publication: 2018

Volume: 34

Issue: 3

Pages: 203-212

Type: Article

DOI: 10.5093/JWOP2018A22 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The objective of this research was to develop and validate the Employment Interview Perceptions Scale (EIPS). This scale evaluates two dimensions: perception of comfort during the interview and perception of the suitability of the interview for applicant evaluation. Two samples were used. The first one was composed of 803 participants, who evaluated their perceptions in an experimental context. The second sample consisted of 199 interviewees, who evaluated their perceptions in a real evaluation context. All participants evaluated their perceptions for two interview types (Structured Conventional Interview and Structured Behavioral Interview). The analyses confirmed the hypothesized factorial structure. The final version of the EIPS includes 11 items, 6 of them make up the first factor, and 5 make up the second factor. Regarding the reliability of the two factors, high values were reported in the two samples.

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Cite this article as: Alonso, P. & Moscoso, S. (2018). Employment interview perceptions scale. Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 34, 203-212. https://doi.org/10.5093/jwop2018a22 Funding: The research reported in this manuscript was supported by Grant PSI2014-56615-P from the Spanish Ministry of Economics and Competitiveness and Grant 2016 GPC GI-1458 from the Consellería de Cultura, Educación e Ordenación Universitaria, Xunta de Galicia. Correspondence: pamela.alonso@usc.es (P. Alonso).

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