HUNTER AND HUNTER (1984) REVISITED - INTERVIEW VALIDITY FOR ENTRY-LEVEL JOBS Academic Article

abstract

• The present investigation provides a reanalysis of the employment interview for entry-level jobs that overcomes several limitations of J.E. Hunter and R.F. Hunter's (1984) article. Using a relatively sophisticated multidimensional framework for classifying level of structure, the authors obtained results from a meta-analysis of 114 entry-level interview validity coefficients suggesting that (a) structure is a major moderator of interview validity; (b) interviews, particularly when structured, can reach levels of validity that are comparable to those of mental ability tests; and (c) although validity does increase through much of the range of structure, there is a point at which additional structure yields essentially no incremental validity. Thus, results suggested a ceiling effect for structure. Limitations and directions for future research are discussed.

authors

• Arthur, Winfred

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY

altmetric score

• 3.75

author list (cited authors)

• HUFFCUTT, A. I., & ARTHUR, W.

citation count

• 383

complete list of authors

• HUFFCUTT, AI||ARTHUR, W

publication date

• January 1994

publisher

• American Psychological Association (APA)  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Applied Psychology  Journal

keywords

• 3 Good Health And Well Being
• 52 Psychology
• 5201 Applied And Developmental Psychology

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1037/0021-9010.79.2.184

start page

• 184

end page

• 190

volume

• 79

issue

• 2

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1037%2F0021-9010.79.2.184

user-defined tag

• 3 Good Health and Well-Being