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- Title
Impression management within the recruitment interview: Narratives of employees at a South African higher education institution.
- Authors
Dondolo, Vuyelwa; Chinyamurindi, Willie T.
- Abstract
Orientation Job interviews remain a popular platform on which organisations source talent. Interviewees seek to make an impression in interviews to influence the decision to be hired. Research purpose The study explores why and how impression management manifests within the recruitment interview setting. Motivation for the study Calls exist within the local and international literature for studies that explore the concept of impression management further as a basis to improve activities such as recruitment and selection. Research approach, design/method An interpretivist research paradigm using the qualitative approach and the exploratory research design was utilised. In-depth interviews with 20 employees at a South African higher education institution were conducted. Narrative analysis formed the basis of the data analysis by adopting the three levels of the meaning-making approach used in previous studies. Main findings Two major narratives emerged. Firstly, when exploring why impression management occurs in the recruitment interview, the strategising behaviour was identified. Secondly, when exploring how impression management occurs in the recruitment interview, the switching behaviour was identified. Practical/managerial implications The study provides information that organisational strategists and recruiters can use to enhance not only the recruitment process but also the decisions informed by such processes. Contribution/value-add This study contributes to the growing body of knowledge in an area of study that has received scant empirical focus locally and internationally. This can be a catalyst for future research on impression management.
- Subjects
IMPRESSION management; EMPLOYEE recruitment; UNIVERSITY &; college employees; HIGHER education; ORGANIZATIONAL behavior
- Publication
SAJIP: South African Journal of Industrial Psychology, 2018, Vol 44, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
0258-5200
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4102/sajip.v44i0.1547