The Situational Interview: Examining What People Say Versus What They Do Versus What They Have Done.

Abstract

Two studies were conducted to test the validity of the situational interview. In the first study, a concurrent validity strategy showed that there is a correlation between what people in an interview setting say they do on the job and what they actually do on the job as reported by both peers and supervisors. Furthermore, a situational approach to interviewing appears preferable to asking people direct questions about their past experiences. The second study used a predictive validity strategy to test the theoretical premise of the situational interview, namely, that intentions predict behavior. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA119265

Entities

People

  • Gary P. Latham
  • Lise M. Saari

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Case Studies
  • Consistency
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Job Analysis
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Observation
  • Organizational Structure
  • Performance Appraisals
  • Personnel Management
  • Personnel Selection
  • Ratings
  • Reliability
  • Supervisors
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Organizational Psychology.