Applicant Reactions to Different Employment Interview Modalities and Waiting after the Scheduled Time: Examination of the Moderating Effects of General Self-efficacy.
Open Access
Author:
Lee, Juseob
Graduate Program:
Human Resources and Employment Relations
Degree:
Master of Science
Document Type:
Master Thesis
Date of Defense:
November 09, 2015
Committee Members:
Stanley Morris Gully, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Keywords:
Applicant Reaction Fairness Attraction Selection Interview Time Waiting Self-Efficacy Signaling Theory Media Richness
Abstract:
The employment interview is one of the most popular selection techniques to date. Recent technological developments have enabled organizations to utilize technology-mediated interviews for cost-saving, while expanding the definition of interviews beyond face-to-face interaction. Given this current practice, this study addresses the effects of interview modality (face-to-face and phone) on applicant reactions and suggests that a new variable, time waiting – the time an applicant is kept waiting after the scheduled time – has an impact on applicant reactions during selection procedures. The proposed model was tested by moderated regression analyses with a sample of 171 undergraduate students recruited for the experimental survey. The results demonstrate that interview modality predicts perceived fairness and organizational attraction, time waiting predicts organizational attraction, and general self-efficacy moderates the relationships between them. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.
