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Why Do Situational Interviews Predict Performance? Is it Saying How You Would Behave or Knowing How You Should Behave?
PURPOSE: The present study examined two theoretical explanations for why situational interviews predict work-related performance, namely (a) that they are measures of interviewees’ behavioral intentions or (b) that they are measures of interviewees’ ability to correctly decipher situational demands....
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4856718/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27226697 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10869-015-9410-0 |
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author | Oostrom, Janneke K. Melchers, Klaus G. Ingold, Pia V. Kleinmann, Martin |
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description | PURPOSE: The present study examined two theoretical explanations for why situational interviews predict work-related performance, namely (a) that they are measures of interviewees’ behavioral intentions or (b) that they are measures of interviewees’ ability to correctly decipher situational demands. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: We tested these explanations with 101 students, who participated in a 2-day selection simulation. FINDINGS: In line with the first explanation, there was considerable similarity between what participants said they would do and their actual behavior in corresponding work-related situations. However, the underlying postulated mechanism was not supported by the data. In line with the second explanation, participants’ ability to correctly decipher situational demands was related to performance in both the interview and work-related situations. Furthermore, the relationship between the interview and performance in the work-related situations was partially explained by this ability to decipher situational demands. IMPLICATIONS: Assessing interviewees’ ability to identify criteria might be of additional value for making selection decisions, particularly for jobs where it is essential to assess situational demands. ORIGINALITY/VALUE: The present study made an effort to open the ‘black box’ of situational interview validity by examining two explanations for their validity. The results provided only moderate support for the first explanation. However, the second explanation was fully supported by these results. |
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spelling | pubmed-48567182016-05-23 Why Do Situational Interviews Predict Performance? Is it Saying How You Would Behave or Knowing How You Should Behave? Oostrom, Janneke K. Melchers, Klaus G. Ingold, Pia V. Kleinmann, Martin J Bus Psychol Original Paper PURPOSE: The present study examined two theoretical explanations for why situational interviews predict work-related performance, namely (a) that they are measures of interviewees’ behavioral intentions or (b) that they are measures of interviewees’ ability to correctly decipher situational demands. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: We tested these explanations with 101 students, who participated in a 2-day selection simulation. FINDINGS: In line with the first explanation, there was considerable similarity between what participants said they would do and their actual behavior in corresponding work-related situations. However, the underlying postulated mechanism was not supported by the data. In line with the second explanation, participants’ ability to correctly decipher situational demands was related to performance in both the interview and work-related situations. Furthermore, the relationship between the interview and performance in the work-related situations was partially explained by this ability to decipher situational demands. IMPLICATIONS: Assessing interviewees’ ability to identify criteria might be of additional value for making selection decisions, particularly for jobs where it is essential to assess situational demands. ORIGINALITY/VALUE: The present study made an effort to open the ‘black box’ of situational interview validity by examining two explanations for their validity. The results provided only moderate support for the first explanation. However, the second explanation was fully supported by these results. Springer US 2015-06-09 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC4856718/ /pubmed/27226697 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10869-015-9410-0 Text en © The Author(s) 2015 Open AccessThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. |
spellingShingle | Original Paper Oostrom, Janneke K. Melchers, Klaus G. Ingold, Pia V. Kleinmann, Martin Why Do Situational Interviews Predict Performance? Is it Saying How You Would Behave or Knowing How You Should Behave? |
title | Why Do Situational Interviews Predict Performance? Is it Saying How You Would Behave or Knowing How You Should Behave? |
title_full | Why Do Situational Interviews Predict Performance? Is it Saying How You Would Behave or Knowing How You Should Behave? |
title_fullStr | Why Do Situational Interviews Predict Performance? Is it Saying How You Would Behave or Knowing How You Should Behave? |
title_full_unstemmed | Why Do Situational Interviews Predict Performance? Is it Saying How You Would Behave or Knowing How You Should Behave? |
title_short | Why Do Situational Interviews Predict Performance? Is it Saying How You Would Behave or Knowing How You Should Behave? |
title_sort | why do situational interviews predict performance? is it saying how you would behave or knowing how you should behave? |
topic | Original Paper |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4856718/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27226697 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10869-015-9410-0 |
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