Categories : *International Journal of Selection and Assessment
When Do Resumes Lead to Hiring Recommendations?
Researchers explore the factors that will determine whether a job resume is likely to lead to a hiring recommendation.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Successful Strategies for Job Interviewing
Researchers compare three different strategies used by job applicants on interviews. They find that honesty is generally the best policy.
Categories : *Personnel Psychology
Bringing Home Stress From Work
Research cautions about the dangers of workplace stress, specifically noting how it can have a harmful effect on home life.
Categories : *Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies
Employee Mentoring Benefits from Trust
Researchers investigate the situations in which workplace mentoring relationships can be most beneficial.
Categories : *Harvard Business Review
What Word Choice Says About Job Applicants
Do function words – words like pronouns, conjunctions, and prepositions – matter? And if so, what do they tell us? James Pennebaker, chair of the Psychology department at the University of Texas at Austin, has spent a considerable amount of time investigating those exact questions. In a recent Harvard Business
Categories : *Harvard Business Review
Should Organizations Rely On Self Management?
Researchers consider what happens in organizations that do not use managers.
Categories : *Harvard Business Review
How Employees Can Make the Most of an Internal Move
Researchers discuss how employees can prepare themselves to succeed when making an internal move within an organization.
Categories : *Social Psychological and Personality Science
The Importance of Deliberate Practice
Researchers explain the concept of deliberate practice. What are the implications for the workplace?
Categories : *Leadership Quarterly
The Danger of Overconfident Leaders
Research demonstrates that overconfident leaders may fail to plan or identify critical deficiencies.