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Transfer of training: Written self‐guidance to increase self‐efficacy and interviewing performance of job seekers
Author(s) -
Shantz Amanda,
Latham Gary P.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
human resource management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.888
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1099-050X
pISSN - 0090-4848
DOI - 10.1002/hrm.21497
Subject(s) - psychology , interview , self efficacy , persuasion , selection (genetic algorithm) , applied psychology , seekers , motivational interviewing , impression management , job interview , medical education , social psychology , clinical psychology , intervention (counseling) , medicine , computer science , artificial intelligence , psychiatry , political science , law
Subsequent to training IT professionals ( n = 35) in skills for performing effectively in a selection interview, 16 were randomly assigned to a transfer of training intervention, written self‐guidance (WSG). This methodology is based on social cognitive and self‐persuasion theories. The results showed that WSG resulted in significantly higher ratings from an interviewer than did those in the control group. Self‐efficacy for interviewing skill mediated the relationship between WSG and performance. A content analysis of the WSG letters showed that the use of self‐affirming and self‐relevant statements was positively related to performance in the selection interview. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.