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Fairness Perceptions of Video Resumes among Ethnically Diverse Applicants
Author(s) -
Hiemstra Annemarie M. F.,
Derous Eva,
Serlie Alec W.,
Born Marise Ph.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of selection and assessment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.812
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1468-2389
pISSN - 0965-075X
DOI - 10.1111/ijsa.12005
Subject(s) - ethnic group , moderation , psychology , perception , social psychology , ethnically diverse , identity (music) , political science , law , neuroscience , acoustics , physics
This study investigated ethnic majority and minority applicants' fairness perceptions ( N = 445) of video resumes, compared with paper resumes. Additionally, the moderating effect of minorities' ethnic identity and language proficiency on fairness perceptions of video/paper resumes was studied. Despite discriminatory concerns, ethnic minority applicants perceived the fairness of video resumes equally or more positively when compared with ethnic majority applicants, and when compared with paper resumes. Minorities' ethnic identity was positively related to fairness perceptions of resumes. Furthermore, language proficiency was a significant moderator: Higher proficiency was related to higher fairness perceptions of paper resumes. The implication is suggested that ethnic minority applicants may prefer a more personalized way of applying (video resume), instead of less personalized ways.