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THE SELECTION INTERVIEW— A RE‐EVALUATION OF PUBLISHED RESEARCH 1
Author(s) -
MAYFIELD EUGENE C.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
personnel psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.076
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1744-6570
pISSN - 0031-5826
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6570.1964.tb00065.x
Subject(s) - comparability , criticism , psychology , selection (genetic algorithm) , reliability (semiconductor) , applied psychology , social psychology , computer science , artificial intelligence , art , power (physics) , physics , literature , combinatorics , quantum mechanics , mathematics
Summary O ver the last few years, the selection interview has been subjected to a great deal of criticism. Most of this criticism has stressed a general lack of evidence concerning the interview's reliability and validity. The present paper, while agreeing for the most part with prior criticism, attempts to take three further steps. First, the present limited knowledge is explained in terms of (a) a lack of comparability between studies and (b)an overdependence on research results from other areas. Second, in spite of these shortcomings, there are numerous research findings which have received support from more than one study. These findings are summarized and discussed. Finally, a starting point for basic research on the selection interview which may lead to more profitable research in the future is presented.