Validity of resume reviewers' inferences concerning applicant personality based on resume evaluation
Journal
International Journal of Selection and Assessment
ISSN
0965-075X
ISSN-Digital
1468-2389
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2005-12-01
Author(s)
Cole, Michael
;
Feild, Hubert S.
;
Stafford, Jeremy O.
Abstract
Recruiters infer personal traits from job applicants' resumés and use these inferences in evaluating job applicants' employability. No research to date, however, has determined if resumé reviewers' inferences of applicants' personality drawn solely from resumé biographical data are valid. In the present study, resumé reviewers (N=52) examined one of two applicant resumés and then described the applicant's personality based on the Big 5 taxonomy. Validities of reviewers' inferences concerning applicant personality were assessed by correlating resumé reviewers' judgments with applicants' self-reported Big 5 personality scores. Results suggested that valid personality inferences are possible based solely on resumé evaluation. We also found evidence suggesting that attending a brief training session may enhance reviewers' accuracy when inferring applicants' personality from resumé information.
Language
English
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Blackwell
Publisher place
Oxford
Volume
13
Number
4
Start page
321
End page
324
Pages
4
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
22603
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