Journal of Managerial Psychology: Volume 35 Issue 4

Guest editorial

Amie Lawrence, Ted Kinney

New frontiers in cognitive ability testing: working memory

Nicholas Martin, John Capman, Anthony Boyce, Kyle Morgan, Manuel Francisco Gonzalez, Seymour Adler

Cognitive ability tests demonstrate strong relationships with job performance, but have several limitations; notably, subgroup differences based on race/ethnicity. As an…

Swipe right on personality: a mobile response latency measure

Nathan W. Weidner, Richard N. Landers

While high-stakes mobile assessment is increasing, researchers have done little to adapt traditional assessments to this new medium. The present study developed and tested a new…

Gamifying a situational judgment test with immersion and control game elements: Effects on applicant reactions and construct validity

Richard N. Landers, Elena M. Auer, Joseph D. Abraham

Assessment gamification, which refers to the addition of game elements to existing assessments, is commonly implemented to improved applicant reactions to existing psychometric…

Game on! Exploring reactions to game-based selection assessments

Leah Joyce Ellison, Tara McClure Johnson, David Tomczak, Alina Siemsen, Manuel Francisco Gonzalez

The use of game-based assessments (GBAs) is growing in selection contexts, yet test-takers have varying reactions to such assessments, which have important implications for…

A theory of branched situational judgment tests and their applicant reactions

Craig M. Reddock, Elena M. Auer, Richard N. Landers

Branched situational judgment tests (BSJTs) are an increasingly common employee selection method, yet there is no theory and very little empirical work explaining the designs and…

Is anybody listening? The impact of automatically evaluated job interviews on impression management and applicant reactions

Markus Langer, Cornelius J. König, Victoria Hemsing

Automatic evaluation of job interviews has become an alternative for assessing interviewees. Therefore, questions arise regarding applicant reactions and behavior when algorithms…

Smile for the camera! The role of social presence and impression management in perceptions of technology-mediated interviews

Johannes M. Basch, Klaus G. Melchers, Julia Kegelmann, Leonie Lieb

Videoconference interviews and asynchronous interviews are increasingly used to select applicants. However, recent research has found that technology-mediated interviews are less…

Highly automated interviews: applicant reactions and the organizational context

Markus Langer, Cornelius J. König, Diana Ruth-Pelipez Sanchez, Sören Samadi

The technological evolution of job interviews continues as highly automated interviews emerge as alternative approaches. Initial evidence shows that applicants react negatively to…