Categories : *Personnel Psychology
Job Interviews: Are Unique Answers Good?
Researchers investigate what happens when job applicants answer job interview questions in unique ways.
Categories : *European Journal of Psychological Assessment
Test Order Can Matter for Job Applicants
New research considers whether the order of a series of employment tests has any effect on job applicant scores.
Categories : *Psychological Science1 Comment
Self-Discipline Predicts Success
Researchers demonstrate that self-discipline is highly predictive of academic success. Job performance could be similarly affected.
Categories : *The Sport Psychologist
Three Factors to Predict Success in Athletes
One researcher finds that three specific factors can combine to predict whether athletes will make it to the professional level. Is it possible that the same predictors can be used to predict the success of employees in the workplace?
Categories : *Personnel Psychology1 Comment
The Best Way to Structure Job Interviews
Researchers discuss the effectiveness of two different methods of bringing structure to employment interviews.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Organizations Reward Citizenship Behavior
Researchers demonstrate that employee who engage in organizational citizenship behavior receive increased job performance ratings and salary.
Categories : *Psychological Bulletin
The Best Employee Selection Methods According to Research
Researchers combine decades of research to determine the usefulness of different selection methods. Intelligence testing comes out on top.
Categories : *Journal of Vocational Behavior
How to Select Employees Who Will Stick Around
Researchers find that new employees who are more sure of their career paths at the time of hiring are less likely to leave the organization.
Categories : *Journal of Occupational & Organizational Psychology
What Attracts Job Candidates to an Organization?
Researchers find that job applicants are more attracted to organizations that match their actual self-image, instead of those that match their ideal self-image.
Categories : *Journal of Occupational & Organizational Psychology
Succeed at a New Job by Disengaging From the Old Job
Researchers find that when new employees are psychologically attached to their old jobs, they may have more trouble succeeding on the new job.