Effects of Background Cues on Videoconference Interview Ratings
nterviewers regularly make personality-related attributions in interviews, whether purposefully or not. In this study, we examined whether changing a contextual cue in a videoconference interview (the cleanliness of the room where the interviewee is located) influenced interviewers’ ratings...
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| description | nterviewers regularly make personality-related attributions in interviews, whether purposefully or not. In this study, we examined whether changing a contextual cue in a videoconference interview (the cleanliness of the room where the interviewee is located) influenced interviewers’ ratings of interviewee conscientiousness and interview performance ratings. We conducted a between-subjects experiment (N = 389) and manipulated three factors: background cleanliness (clean vs. messy) x location (office vs. home) x gender of job candidate (man vs. woman). The dependent variables were conscientiousness ratings and interview performance ratings. There was a main effect of cleanliness on conscientiousness and on interview performance ratings; these results were consistent in both the office and the home setting. The findings may inform best practices for participants in videoconference interviews. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3521091aa89048dcbbe331c4b4aadf912023-05-17T17:05:33ZengInternational Personnel Assessment Council (IPAC)Personnel Assessment and Decisions2377-88222023-05-019110.25035/pad.2023.01.003Effects of Background Cues on Videoconference Interview RatingsDeborah Powellhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6901-5671Maria KavanaghBethany WisemanAudrey Hodgins nterviewers regularly make personality-related attributions in interviews, whether purposefully or not. In this study, we examined whether changing a contextual cue in a videoconference interview (the cleanliness of the room where the interviewee is located) influenced interviewers’ ratings of interviewee conscientiousness and interview performance ratings. We conducted a between-subjects experiment (N = 389) and manipulated three factors: background cleanliness (clean vs. messy) x location (office vs. home) x gender of job candidate (man vs. woman). The dependent variables were conscientiousness ratings and interview performance ratings. There was a main effect of cleanliness on conscientiousness and on interview performance ratings; these results were consistent in both the office and the home setting. The findings may inform best practices for participants in videoconference interviews.https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/pad/vol9/iss1/3/ |
| spellingShingle | Deborah Powell Maria Kavanagh Bethany Wiseman Audrey Hodgins Effects of Background Cues on Videoconference Interview Ratings Personnel Assessment and Decisions |
| title | Effects of Background Cues on Videoconference Interview Ratings |
| title_full | Effects of Background Cues on Videoconference Interview Ratings |
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