1. Does self-verifying behavior in job interviews help secure job offers, even if it reveals negative information about the self?
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Cornelius J. König, Manuel Stühlinger, Annika Wilhelmy, Dolker Taphuntsang, Kawon Kim, University of Zurich, and Wilhelmy, Annika
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1400 General Business, Management and Accounting ,Strategy and Management ,Personnel selection ,authenticity ,job interviews ,personnel selection ,self-presentation ,self-verification ,050109 social psychology ,Sample (statistics) ,Management and Accounting ,3202 Applied Psychology ,Seekers ,Management of Technology and Innovation ,0502 economics and business ,1408 Strategy and Management ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,1405 Management of Technology and Innovation ,Applied Psychology ,General Psychology ,10093 Institute of Psychology ,General Business ,Negative information ,Self ,05 social sciences ,3200 General Psychology ,General Business, Management and Accounting ,General psychology ,Psychology ,150 Psychology ,Social psychology ,050203 business & management - Abstract
Although research demonstrates that self‐verification striving can have positive outcomes in the hiring process, it remains unclear how this drive to present oneself authentically manifests in candidates’ behavior during job interviews. We examine whether self‐verifying behavior, including revelation of negative information about the self, is related to success in job interviews. Study 1 showed that self‐verification striving among 112 MBA students predicted their self‐verifying behavior during mock job interviews, which in turn led to success in converting interviews into actual offers 6 months later. Using a sample of 102 recent job seekers, Study 2 showed that self‐verification striving was associated with the extent to which candidates disclosed negative information about themselves during real job interviews, ultimately predicting their interview success., International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 28 (4)
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- 2020
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