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Human Resource Management 2012

Transfer of training: Written self‐guidance to increase self‐efficacy and interviewing performance of job seekers

Amanda Shantz1,2; Gary P. Latham3

1 York University · 2 Division of Human Resource Management · 3 University of Toronto

Abstract

Subsequent to training IT professionals ( n = 35) in skills for performing effectively in a selection interview, 16 were randomly assigned to a transfer of training intervention, written self‐guidance (WSG). This methodology is based on social cognitive and self‐persuasion theories. The results showed that WSG resulted in significantly higher ratings from an interviewer than did those in the control group. Self‐efficacy for interviewing skill mediated the relationship between WSG and performance. A content analysis of the WSG letters showed that the use of self‐affirming and self‐relevant statements was positively related to performance in the selection interview.

DOI
10.1002/hrm.21497
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