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A theory‐driven investigation of prospective applicants' intentions to submit video résumés
Author(s) -
Gissel Amanda L.,
Thompson Lori F.,
Pond Samuel B.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/jasp.12191
Subject(s) - seekers , theory of planned behavior , antecedent (behavioral psychology) , psychology , social psychology , control (management) , computer science , artificial intelligence , political science , law
Abstract As a quickly growing trend among job seekers, video résumés represent an area where practice has outpaced research. This study investigated whether the theory of planned behavior ( TpB ) can be used to understand future job seekers ( n = 154) video résumé submission intentions and behaviors. Results supported the TpB model. Attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control predicted intentions, which in turn predicted video résumé creation behaviors. Compared with perceived behavioral control, attitudes and subjective norms were more important predictors. As one of the first empirical studies on video résumés, this research breaks important new ground. It also extends what is known about the TpB because it is the first study to use a relative importance analysis to statistically compare the influence of the theory's antecedent constructs.