COMPARISON OF THE FACTORS INFLUENCING INTERVIEWER HIRING DECISIONS FOR APPLICANTS WITH AND THOSE WITHOUT DISABILITIES

Two studies present an examination of the factors that influence hirin g decisions for applicants with, and those without, disabilities in th e employment interview In Study 1, an integrative conceptual model of interviewer hiring decisions was proposed and tested in a field sample of applicants with disabilities. Interviewers provided ratings for 70 unstructured interviews with disabled applicants. Study 2 examined th e fit of the model in an independent field sample of interviews with f ully-able applicants (n = 165). Results supported the model among both groups of applicants. Implications and recommendations for future res earch are discussed.