An analysis of the predictive power of the panel interview and pre-employment tests

The validity of pre‐employment interviews has been debated for a long period of time. One recently advocated way to improve validity has been to use a panel of two or more interviewers. A cohort of petroleum process technicians was selected by pre‐employment tests and the panel interview. The interv...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of occupational and organizational psychology 1992-03, Vol.65 (1), p.51-60
Hauptverfasser: Roth, Philip L., Campion, James E.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The validity of pre‐employment interviews has been debated for a long period of time. One recently advocated way to improve validity has been to use a panel of two or more interviewers. A cohort of petroleum process technicians was selected by pre‐employment tests and the panel interview. The interview predicted job performance and promotions while the pre‐employment tests predicted training success and job performance. The panel interview also showed ‘incremental validity’ over and above the pre‐employment tests for job performance.
ISSN:0963-1798
2044-8325
DOI:10.1111/j.2044-8325.1992.tb00483.x