Personality, biographical characteristics, and job interview success: A longitudinal study of the mediating effects of interviewing self-efficacy and the moderating effects of internal locus of causality

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 446-454

  Tay, Cheryl ^a,c   Ang, Soon ^a,c   Dyne, Linn Van ^b,d  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Internal locus of causality; Interviewing self efficacy; Job interview success; Personality

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LITERATURE; MALE; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; BIOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 33645405833     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.91.2.446     Document Type: Article

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