Comparing employment interviews in Latin America with other countries

This study compares job interviews (n=11,667) in Mexico with those in the following countries: Belgium, Russia, Taiwan, and the U.S. The findings support our hypotheses, which are based on a meta-cultural framework. The results reveal that in Mexico and Taiwan women are less likely to conduct interv...

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Published in:Journal of business research Vol. 67; no. 5; pp. 943 - 951
Main Authors: Posthuma, Richard A., Levashina, Julia, Lievens, Filip, Schollaert, Eveline, Tsai, Wei-Chi, Wagstaff, Maria Fernanda, Campion, Michael A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York Elsevier Inc 01.05.2014
Elsevier Sequoia S.A
Subjects:
Attitudes
Classification
Comparative studies
Cultural differences
Employment
Employment interview
Employment interviews
Human resources
International
International comparisons
Interviews
Job applicants
Knowledge management
Labour market
Latin America
Manycountries
Marital status
Mexico
National culture
Russian Federation
Taiwan
U.S.A
Vocabularies & taxonomies
Women
Work skills
Employment interview
Mexico
National culture
International
ISSN:0148-2963, 1873-7978
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Summary:This study compares job interviews (n=11,667) in Mexico with those in the following countries: Belgium, Russia, Taiwan, and the U.S. The findings support our hypotheses, which are based on a meta-cultural framework. The results reveal that in Mexico and Taiwan women are less likely to conduct interviews. In addition, interviewers asked different questions. Outside the U.S., interviewers asked applicants about their family, marital status, and children. In Russia and Taiwan, they asked about applicants' reasons for quitting their last job. In Belgium, Russia, and Taiwan, they asked about applicants' wage and salary expectations. In Belgium and Russia, they less often asked about applicants' values, opinions, and beliefs. This study suggests that in some countries employment interviews are more than a test of job-related knowledge, skills, and abilities. This report provides a taxonomy that is useful for comparing interview questions in Latin American and other countries as well as directions for future research.
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ISSN:0148-2963
1873-7978
DOI:10.1016/j.jbusres.2013.07.014