Validity of the job-concept interview in an industrial setting

Abstract

INTERVIEWS BY PSYCHOLOGISTS WERE USED TO PREDICT EMPLOYEE ATTITUDES AND JOB PERFORMANCE. CORRELATIONS WERE COMPUTED BETWEEN THE PSYCHOLOGIST'S PREDICTIONS, EMPLOYEE RATINGS OF THEIR JOB ATTITUDES, AND SUPERVISOR RATINGS OF EMPLOYEE JOB PERFORMANCE. THE PSYCHOLOGISTS WERE MOST ACCURATE IN PREDICTING EMPLOYEE ATTITUDES TOWARD ADVANCEMENT AND GENERAL MORALE, BUT LEAST ACCURATE IN PREDICTING EMPLOYEE ATTITUDES TOWARD SUPERVISION AND REWARDS. THEY WERE UNABLE TO PREDICT EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AS RATED BY THE SUPERVISORS. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)