The Effects of Job Previews on Self Selection Decisions and Initial Job Attraction (Job Analysis, Organizational Behavior)

The effects of realistic job information on self selection decisions were studied for applicants of professional job classifications at a State Civil Service Office. Applicants indicated their initial job attraction to each job classification and were then assigned to one of three applicant groups. Two types of previews were used in this study: (a) applicants completed an instrument measuring their match to each job classification; and (b) some applicants received feedback concerning their match to these job classifications. The first group of applicants (n = 34) completed this instrument and were mailed feedback concerning their match. The second group of applicants (n = 34) completed this instrument but did not receive feedback. All applicants then made self selection decisions (jobs applied for). Applicants in a control group (n = 35) completed the same instrument following their self selection decisions.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Camara, Wayne Joseph

• Education, Educational Psychology

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8623268

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oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/69046