The Application of Aristotle’s Rhetorical Theory to Evaluate Fresh Graduates’ Job Interview Performance

High social status reduces stress responses in numerous species, but the stress-buffering effect of status may dissipate or even reverse during times of hierarchical instability. In an experimental test of this hypothesis, 118 participants (57.3% female) were randomly assigned to a high- or low-status position in a stable or unstable hierarchy and were then exposed to a social-evaluative stressor (a mock job interview). High status in a stable hierarchy buffered stress responses and improved interview performance, but high status in an unstable hierarchy boosted stress responses and did not lead to better performance. This general pattern of effects was observed across endocrine (cortisol and testosterone), psychological (feeling in control), and behavioral (competence, dominance, and warmth) responses to the stressor. The joint influence of status and hierarchy stability on interview performance was explained by feelings of control and testosterone reactivity. Greater feelings of control predicted enhanced interview performance, whereas increased testosterone reactivity predicted worse performance. These results provide direct causal evidence that high status confers adaptive benefits for stress reduction and performance only when the social hierarchy is stable. When the hierarchy is unstable, high status actually exacerbates stress responses.

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Leveraging Multimodal Behavioral Analytics for Automated Job Interview Performance Assessment and Feedback

10.18653/v1/2020.challengehml-1.6 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Anumeha Agrawal ◽

Rosa Anil George ◽

Selvan Sunitha Ravi ◽

Sowmya Kamath S ◽

Anand Kumar

Keyword(s):

Performance Assessment ◽

Job Interview ◽

Interview Performance ◽

Behavioral Analytics

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Migrant engineers’ job interview performance

Australian Review of Applied Linguistics ◽

10.1075/aral.15.2.06haw ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 90-119 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Lesleyanne Hawthorne

Keyword(s):

Employment Interview ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Job Interview ◽

Cultural Attitudes ◽

East European ◽

The Past ◽

Skilled Immigration ◽

Interview Performance ◽

Positive Presentation

Abstract More than 12,000 migrant engineers have migrated to Australia in the past four years – the majority NESB professionals of prime workforce age selected under the skilled immigration program. These engineers are currently experiencing extreme levels of unemployment – in part due to Australia’s recession, but in part due to disproportionate labour market rejection. This paper examines the critical ‘gatekeeping’ role of the employment interview. It explores the cultural attitudes a range of East European engineers bring to Australian engineering job interview questions – in particular ‘process’ questions (requiring detailed description of knowledge of engineering processes), and ‘self-promotion’ questions (inviting positive presentation of demonstrated professional skills). The paper then analyses the videotaped job interview performance of two East European engineers, who answer such questions poorly in interviews conducted by the Institution of Engineers, Australia. The paper suggests that disparities between country of origin interview strategies and those used in Australia might usefully be targeted as areas for further research. Such research could lead to more effective cross-cultural interview training, while lessening the risk of interview failure.

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“Preparatory power posing affects nonverbal presence and job interview performance”: Correction to Cuddy et al. (2015).

Journal of Applied Psychology ◽

10.1037/apl0000317 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 103 (5) ◽

pp. 560-560 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Keyword(s):

Job Interview ◽

Interview Performance

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Sentiment Classification and Prediction of Job Interview Performance

2019 2nd International Conference on Computer Applications & Information Security (ICCAIS) ◽

10.1109/cais.2019.8769559 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Sarah S. Alduayj ◽

Phillip Smith

Keyword(s):

Sentiment Classification ◽

Job Interview ◽

Interview Performance

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Preparatory power posing affects nonverbal presence and job interview performance.

Journal of Applied Psychology ◽

10.1037/a0038543 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 100 (4) ◽

pp. 1286-1295 ◽

Cited By ~ 77

Author(s):

Amy J. C. Cuddy ◽

Caroline A. Wilmuth ◽

Andy J. Yap ◽

Dana R. Carney

Keyword(s):

Job Interview ◽

Interview Performance

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Analysis of Needs and Processes: Social Skills Program for Unemployed People with Disabilities

Psico-USF ◽

10.1590/1413-82712019240305 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 463-474

Author(s):

Camila de Sousa Pereira-Guizzo ◽

Almir Del Prette ◽

Zilda Aparecida Pereira Del Prette

Keyword(s):

Social Skills ◽

Job Interviews ◽

Job Interview ◽

Unemployed People ◽

Feedback Communication ◽

Social Skills Program ◽

Interview Performance ◽

Positive Feelings ◽

Definition Of ◽

People With Physical Disabilities

Abstract This study evaluated indicators of needs and processes in a social skills program for unemployed people with physical disabilities. The needs assessment - measured via self-reporting instruments - indicated the importance of preparing participants for job interviews and improving some social skills related to work, which would serve as a basis for the definition of the program’s objectives. The skills developed in the program were as follows: civility, feedback, communication, empathy, offering help, citizenship, assertiveness, dealing with criticism, problem solving, job interview performance, and expressing positive feelings. For the process evaluation, the program’s sessions were filmed and analyzed using indicators such as task performance. This study showed the importance of planning a program that considers the characteristics of the participants and of continuously monitoring its application to ensure the suitability of the intervention and the achievement of its objectives.

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